Are the Garda on strike?

drunkmonkey · 22-03-2010 2:19pm #1

reason I ask, I stopped at a red light this morning then saw there was nothing coming so decided to drive on, I was fully gone through the red light when I spotted a garda car coming. I slowly reversed backwards and looked back at the Garda car, they were laughing.
Just wondering are they on strike, I have a feeling it just looked comical, me reversing backwards with a butter wouldn't melt look.

SV · 22-03-2010 2:25pm

lol..
this won't go well..

peasant · 22-03-2010 2:28pm

The gardai are currently on 'withdrawal of goodwill'
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0322/pay.html

Obviously laughing their a*ses off at you doesn't come under "goodwill"

keithclancy · 22-03-2010 2:29pm

Clippity Clop ....

drunkmonkey · 22-03-2010 2:34pm

peasant wrote: »

The gardai are currently on 'withdrawal of goodwill'
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0322/pay.html

Obviously laughing their a*ses off at you doesn't come under "goodwill"

I was delighted with their goodwill, I've never been more guilty of a road traffic offence in my life. I was fully stopped then decided to drive on, no idea why, I was not in a hurry, just got the urge.

Random · 22-03-2010 2:35pm

I think you just got lucky and caught them on a good day.

Theta · 22-03-2010 3:11pm

Id say they just thought your sheepish reversing was funny!

Viper_JB · 22-03-2010 4:52pm

Ah sure they're only human (for the most part) nice to actually hear stories like that, I'd say if you had gone on they'd have stopped you.

22-03-2010 4:56pm

"They will however continue to use their own cars for duty - gardaí are paid a mileage allowance for this."

Do many guards use their own car for duty ? I remember years back being pulled over by guards in a C reg Vento one night.

ljohnson · 22-03-2010 4:57pm

of course not

CharlieCroker · 22-03-2010 5:01pm

not in that way. If a guard has to attend something like a training course etc on the other side of the city or down the country, then they get mileage.

22-03-2010 5:05pm

That's fair enough, was amazed when the Vento pulled me, he had the blue light in it too.

Absurdum · 22-03-2010 5:36pm

Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!?!? :eek:

galwaytt · 22-03-2010 5:40pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Do many guards use their own car for duty ?

...not uncommon in rural areas for Gardai to use their own cars. I've seen one using the 'hairdryer' from his own 406........

jayok · 22-03-2010 6:32pm

galwaytt wrote: »

...not uncommon in rural areas for Gardai to use their own cars. I've seen one using the 'hairdryer' from his own 406........

Hmmm... this just seems to open a legal can of worms. If a Garda uses his/her car in the line of duty and is involved in a collision, the state cannot cover this (not a state car), so it must be private insurance. Surely the insurance company would find an "out" clause in this?

rebel.ranter · 22-03-2010 6:44pm

If they have to travel to court on their own time (or on work time) it is only right that they get mileage allowance for this. I do in my job, why should it be any different for them?

jayok · 22-03-2010 7:37pm

rebel.ranter wrote: »

If they have to travel to court on their own time (or on work time) it is only right that they get mileage allowance for this. I do in my job, why should it be any different for them?

There's no reason not to get mileage allowance. My question was around the use of their personal car for more "active" duties - like speed trapping. Say for example, the speeding driver doesn't stop. Does the Garda purse the offending driver in his personal car? (at high-speed?) I'd imagine private insurance would run a mile from this scenario.

L1011 · 22-03-2010 7:44pm

I thought the state insured Guards to drive any vehicle they had a licence for in line of their duty? e.g. why they can drive impounded cars away, etc.

One of the members will likely know for sure.

CharlieCroker · 22-03-2010 8:08pm

Gardai are not allowed to use their personal cehicles while on duty unless its extreme circumstances. Generally not though.

As for driving S.41 cars away, thats pretty much stopped now. we order recovery every time a car is siezed

TheNog · 23-03-2010 7:39am

MYOB wrote: »

I thought the state insured Guards to drive any vehicle they had a licence for in line of their duty? e.g. why they can drive impounded cars away, etc.

One of the members will likely know for sure.

Yes the State covers the insurance while a Garda is on duty and if he/she is driving their own car or someone elses. However permission has to given first if the Garda has to drive their own car. Its a different story for the Section 41s.

Down the country we still drive the 41s back to the station.

znv6i3h7kqf9ys · 23-03-2010 11:08am

Theta wrote: »

Id say they just thought your sheepish reversing was funny!

Some Gardai are human, anyone would laugh

Theta · 23-03-2010 11:14am

Amy Wailing Syrup wrote: »

Some Gardai are human, anyone would laugh

Thats what im saying, Thinking about it in my head it looks comical.

drunkmonkey · 23-03-2010 11:57am

It was comical, I was gone past the traffic light when I spotted them in the rear view mirror, they fact that I was stopped at the red light and then decided to drive on must have had them scratching their heads for a minute, thankfully they saw the funny side, I was too guilty if there is such a thing:)

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