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Driving Ban

  • 06-09-2009 2:21pm
    #1
    Ball_of_Sex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭


    Hi,

    The gardai recently came to my house with 9 summons for my brother. They are all driving offenses, one for no insurance, dangerous driving, no nct, two for no tax and four for bald tyres.

    My brother has recently gone to Australia, when I told the garda this the said they would just keep coming back and if he couldn't get in contact with my brother they would issue a warrant for his arrest so I took the summons.

    I'm not looking for any legal advice, I was just wondering what kind of punishment do you think he'll receive?

    At a guess I'd say a 1-2 year driving ban and a couple of thousand euro fine.

    Any other guestimations?


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  • #2
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Imprisonment is another possibility esp if he does not appear.


  • #3
    Jo King
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Jo King


    Ball_of_Sex wrote: »
    Hi,

    They are all driving offenses, one for no insurance, dangerous driving, no nct, two for no tax and four for bald tyres.


    Any other guestimations?

    He got a summons for each bald tyre? Pull the other leg. The usual is failure to be insured, failure to produce evidence of insurance on demand, failure to display NCT, failure to produce NCT. etc.


  • #4
    Ball_of_Sex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭Ball_of_Sex


    Jo King wrote: »
    He got a summons for each bald tyre? Pull the other leg. The usual is failure to be insured, failure to produce evidence of insurance on demand, failure to display NCT, failure to produce NCT. etc.

    Yes he got one for each tyre, all 9 summons will be heard on the one court date.

    Is imprisonment and a criminal record likely?

    Does he have to come back form Australia, can somebody just represent him in court? He'll be pleading guilty.


  • #5
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    He will need a solicitor. A criminal record is a certainty.


  • #6
    Johnny Utah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,157 ✭✭✭Johnny Utah


    Ball_of_Sex wrote: »
    Yes he got one for each tyre, all 9 summons will be heard on the one court date.

    Is imprisonment and a criminal record likely?

    Does he have to come back form Australia, can somebody just represent him in court? He'll be pleading guilty.

    But a car has 5 tyres? :confused:

    Did they forget to check the spare in the boot? :D


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  • #7
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    He will need a solicitor. A criminal record is a certainty.

    Have the summons actualy being served? Does the acceptance by the OP on behalf of his brother actually count, esp since the person being served is actually out ofthe country ???


  • #8
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Yes. It is considered good service.


  • #9
    martyboy48
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭martyboy48


    ^^^
    Is it??? I was always sure it would have to be handed to the person directly???
    Anyway, get a solicitor to rep him in his absence. Off the road for 2 years 1000euro fine be my guess provided no previous crimes... I wish him well....


  • #10
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Leaving it with any adult at the last known address is good enough.


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