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Penalty points

  • 09-05-2009 4:44pm
    #1
    fig mclough
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭


    Wondering how many penalty points would you get for carrying a passenger in the back of a light van etc.


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  • #2
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    It depends, were they alive or dead?


  • #3
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    The only offense immediately obvious is the seatbelt one, so 2pts, or 4 in court.


  • #4
    Graham_B18C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭Graham_B18C


    But could it not be a bit more than just two, the people in the back wouldn't be insured would they? I don't work in insurance but I cant imagine they'd be covered, only the people in the front


  • #5
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I'd imagine it might fall under dangerous driving too?


  • #6
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    nipplenuts wrote: »
    The only offense immediately obvious is the seatbelt one, so 2pts, or 4 in court.

    Seatbelts don't need to be used if not fitted. And since it's a van there are none, but if it was a car they all need seat belts for 20+years.
    Grahamo999 wrote: »
    But could it not be a bit more than just two, the people in the back wouldn't be insured would they? I don't work in insurance but I cant imagine they'd be covered, only the people in the front

    Yes they are insured, someone took an insurance company to court a while ago over this and won.
    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'd imagine it might fall under dangerous driving too?

    +1 and reckless driving spring to mind. Also could get done for more people in the vehicle then it's designed for.


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  • #7
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    a good friend of my wife's lost her husband like this last year. He was catapulted to his death from the back of a jeep.

    Is that not enough reason to not do it?

    Ode To The Motorist

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  • #8
    macroman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 980 ✭✭✭macroman


    galwaytt wrote: »
    a good friend of my wife's lost her husband like this last year. He was catapulted to his death from the back of a jeep.

    Is that not enough reason to not do it?
    I refuse to carry anyone in the back of my van. The main reason is the fact I don't want penalty points for someone's lazyness, and secondly it's an ex-Guinness van so the back is completely sealed off from the cabin!


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