Stupid Fine

markwho

Went to pay my fine on the 56th day, was told i couldnt. After getting summons now.
All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options? Escaping the country is my best bet i guess.

enda1

markwho wrote: »

Went to pay my fine on the 56th day, was told i couldnt. After getting summons now.
All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options? Escaping the country is my best bet i guess.

I escaped.

I got a parking fine on Monday (last week) for parking in a spot where you didn't need to pay...

I had five days to pay, forgot until just now!

Going to get a summons probably.

Ireland is better.

Nevermind_

enda1 wrote: »

I escaped.

I got a parking fine on Monday (last week) for parking in a spot where you didn't need to pay...

I had five days to pay, forgot until just now!

Going to get a summons probably.

Ireland is better.

Ah you usually get a lot more than 5 days to pay, are you sure?

SV

What was the fine for then? Exactly?

NothingMan

This calls for some clever subtefuge and very expensive face changing surgery. I know a guy in Kabul who can sort out the documents you need. For the moment stay indoors and don't use any technology invented after 1949. They are watching.

I will be in contact soon.

orourkeda

Why were you eating and driving?

Are you seeking sympathy?

Rhyme

Nevermind_ wrote: »

Ah you usually get a lot more than 5 days to pay, are you sure?

That's not counting the car he rammed out of the parking space.

Those things are like GOLD.

Sean Quagmire

orourkeda wrote: »

Why were you eating and driving?

Are you seeking sympathy?

Ah don't start

Degsy

markwho wrote: »

Went to pay my fine on the 56th day, was told i couldnt. After getting summons now.
All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options? Escaping the country is my best bet i guess.

Sure mountjoy is a holiday camp these days.

Hasmunch

All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.


Its illegal to eat while driving :eek:

markwho

orourkeda wrote: »

Why were you eating and driving?

Are you seeking sympathy?

Cos i was hungry, and had to get somewhere?

enda1

Nevermind_ wrote: »

Ah you usually get a lot more than 5 days to pay, are you sure?

Yes I'm sure.

And the really annoying this is that they just lkeave the slip under your wiper and there is no fine sent ot teh vehicles address.
What's to stop anyone from taking it off the car, or from it just blowing away or something.

Fecking backwards beurocratic shithole this place is!

seamus

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

Ah don't start

Why not?

Eating a sweet is one thing. Chewing on a Mars Bar is doable too. But a fncking foot-long breakfast roll?

Go to court, pay your fine, cop yourself on.

PCPhoto

orourkeda wrote: »

Why were you eating and driving?

Are you seeking sympathy?

breakfast on the go !!!

have you not seen the MANY women who put make-up on while driving...and while stopped in traffic ?

have you not seen the many people talking on their phones while driving ?

Have you not seen guys shaving while driving (electric razor) ...and while stopped in traffic ?

Have you not seen people smoking while driving ...and while stopped in traffic ?
I think I've made my point....Eating a roll isnt anything out of the normal - I dont think its illegal - but can cause a driver to drive without due care and attention....I do it (maybe not a roll - but I eat and drink (non-alcoholic) while driving.

phill106

Hasmunch wrote: »

All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.


Its illegal to eat while driving :eek:

Is it? I honestly didnt know that.
Was it under the misuse of sausage act 2008?

PK2008

Stupid fine??

Sounds like quite the sensible fine to me, my good man.

Take your medicine and then away with you

Spastafarian

How can you eat a breakfast roll while driving? I can't even eat one while walking.

Rhyme

Spastafarian wrote: »

How can you eat a breakfast roll while driving? I can't even eat one while walking.

Prop it up on the steering wheel, take a bite every time the wheel levels out.

phill106

PK2008 wrote: »

Stupid fine??

Sounds like quite the sensible fine to me, my good man.

Take your medicine and then away with you

But don't take the medicine while driving....

Radiotower

I always find that if you are in a rush somewhere and are hungry getting a big sandwich or roll ensures you will get a run of green lights all the way - and your thinking please give me one red light so I can eat this in peace..

CreepingDeath

phill106 wrote: »

Was it under the misuse of sausage act 2008?

Nah, they dropped the law making homosexuality illegal.

CreepingDeath

markwho wrote: »

All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options?

Eat the evidence.

itsallaboutheL

Spastafarian wrote: »

How can you eat a breakfast roll while driving? I can't even eat one while walking.

Are you a vegetable?

Spastafarian

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Are you a vegetable?

It's impossible to eat a breakfast roll without bits falling out unless you are sitting at a table and concentrating on nothing else. And yes, I am a cucumber...

Gone Drinking

markwho wrote: »

Went to pay my fine on the 56th day, was told i couldnt. After getting summons now.
All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options? Escaping the country is my best bet i guess.

Keep the receipt you got, which showed you tried to pay the fine, but were unable to. Bring that to court. Apologise to the Copper, when you arrive to court, before you take the stand.

While on the stand, start off by apologising for wasting the courts time, and wasting the Gardai's time. Tell them its something you never do, but that morning you had woke up late. Show the judge the receipt where you tried to pay the fine, but were too late.

Judge will probably throw it out and just give you a fine to pay to a charity, in which case, you won't receive any penalty points for what happened.

Or the Copper might not even show, in which case, you'll get away completely!

Wazdakka

Spastafarian wrote: »

It's impossible to eat a breakfast roll without bits falling out unless you are sitting at a table and concentrating on nothing else. And yes, I am a cucumber...

Nope..

I'm always running late in the morning, so end up getting my breakfast from a petrol station.
I've mastered the M50 breakfast roll.

Spastafarian

Wazdakka wrote: »

Nope..

I'm always running late in the morning, so end up getting my breakfast from a petrol station.
I've mastered the M50 breakfast roll.

Well I like beans in my breakfast roll.

Rhyme

Spastafarian wrote: »

Well I like beans in my breakfast roll.

Thread over.

AnonoBoy

I thought this was going to about that long awaited Stupid Fine I've been campaigning for finally coming into practice.

mikom

markwho wrote: »

All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options?

A salad roll next time?

trad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIIWKA_h12Q

markwho

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Keep the receipt you got, which showed you tried to pay the fine, but were unable to. Bring that to court. Apologise to the Copper, when you arrive to court, before you take the stand.

While on the stand, start off by apologising for wasting the courts time, and wasting the Gardai's time. Tell them its something you never do, but that morning you had woke up late. Show the judge the receipt where you tried to pay the fine, but were too late.

Judge will probably throw it out and just give you a fine to pay to a charity, in which case, you won't receive any penalty points for what happened.

Or the Copper might not even show, in which case, you'll get away completely!

Its not as bad as i thought, thought id be getting a criminal conviction and all sorts.
I just hope i can find that receipt..

Degsy

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Nah, they dropped the law making homosexuality illegal.

Thats the only reason you're not in prison.

anniehoo

PCPhoto wrote: »

have you not seen the MANY women who put make-up on while driving...and while stopped in traffic ?
.

Me!! Got quite good at it too...

--Kaiser--

markwho wrote: »

Went to pay my fine on the 56th day, was told i couldnt. After getting summons now.
All for eating a bloody breakfast roll while driving.
So what're me options? Escaping the country is my best bet i guess.

Shut your mouth, pay your fine and try to put in a bit of effort while driving your death machine, thank you.

friendface

Nothing specifically about eating and driving on RotR website I guess it would be covered under 'Driving without reasonable consideration' though.

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/accidents-gardai-and-penalties/penalty-points-fixed-charge-offences/index.html

Pretty understandable really. Although, I've seen a lot worse that people eating and driving....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EWGpZwwoM8

QED

--Kaiser--

Spastafarian wrote: »

And yes, I am a cucumber...

Cucumber is a fruit....

walshb

No such thing as a stupid fine, but there is such thing as a stupid person...

ronaneire

Im sure it tasted mighty FINE at the time?

ScumLord

Whenever I try to eat while driving it goes wrong so I stopped. The last time I ever did it was with a meatball subway the fecking thing exploded on me, I don't know why or how it did, but it did. It went all over my face, the windscreen, my clothes the gear lever. It was a sign from god that he is an evil prick. So now I just speed home as quick as possible so it's still warm by the time I get home.

the_rovers_one

markwho wrote: »

Cos i was hungry, and had to get somewhere?

Wise response.

Scream at them and say you hadn't got the money etc and that you WERE going to pay it and they stuck they're middle finger up at ya.

Teddy Daniels

Spastafarian wrote: »

It's impossible to eat a breakfast roll without bits falling out unless you are sitting at a table and concentrating on nothing else. And yes, I am a cucumber...

cucumber is a fruit

orourkeda

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

Ah don't start

Don't start what?

Teddy Daniels

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Cucumber is a fruit....

lol

friendface

Teddy Daniels wrote: »

cucumber is a fruit

What's a tomato then?

Spiritoftheseventies

What is the definition of eating while driving. Is it eating while the engine is on or eating while maneovering.
They say if you are texting or talking on phone at a red light you are still officially driving.

Renn

orourkeda wrote: »

Don't start what?

With some ridiculous argument?

Dravokivich

friendface wrote: »

What's a tomato then?

t'is also a fruit.

Cerocco

Mother of Jayzus, when did it become an offence to eat behind the wheel. Soon if ya sneeze and the feds see ya you'll get done for driving with ur eyes closed

orourkeda

markwho wrote: »

Cos i was hungry, and had to get somewhere?

you deserve a fine so. up yer b****x

orourkeda

Renn wrote: »

With some ridiculous argument?

And that ridiculous argument would be...........................?