gardai stopping vans all over the city....?

spider_pig

i noticed over the last few days gardai are stopping and searching vans has any body seen this or know what its about..?
there was a check point before ikea there Tuesday and the only vehicles been stopped was van's not one single car got told to pull over.
was out and about driveing yesterday and gardai on the malahide road at UCI pulling more vans in,friend has seen this in other parts of the city gardai just driving behind vans and pulling them over.
any one know what's goin on...?

gollem_1975

spider_pig wrote: »

i noticed over the last few days gardai are stopping and searching vans has any body seen this or know what its about..?
there was a check point before ikea there Tuesday and the only vehicles been stopped was van's not one single car got told to pull over.
was out and about driveing yesterday and gardai on the malahide road at UCI pulling more vans in,friend has seen this in other parts of the city gardai just driving behind vans and pulling them over.
any one know what's goin on...?

guessing its an intelligence lead operation with regard to Criminal or Dissident activity ( a van was stopped on the quays during the week and 200kg of dope was found )

but only the guards themselves would know the operational reasons behind these S&S.. and they're hardly going to tell all on Boards

though it could also be that they are checking up on commercial vehicles that are being used as personal vehicles...

chin_grin

gollem_1975 wrote: »

though it could also be that they are checking up on commercial vehicles that are being used as personal vehicles...

Was about to suggest this too.

spider_pig

could be that alri even the AA vans and AXA insurance vans where stopped at the check point which made me even more curious as to what was going on,i couldn't really see them up to anything of a criminal nature then again ya'd be surprised
thought some one here would have been stopped and given the reason for stoppage that they could have shared some light on it

thenightrider

Might be checking for green diesel.

sealgaire

Ah I doubt it

chin_grin wrote: »

Was about to suggest this too.

argosy2006

gollem_1975 wrote: »

guessing its an intelligence lead operation with regard to Criminal or Dissident activity ( a van was stopped on the quays during the week and 200kg of dope was found )

but only the guards themselves would not the operational reasons behind these S&S.. and they're hardly going to tell all on Boards

though it could also be that they are checking up on commercial vehicles that are being used as personal vehicles...

was the 200kg dope driving or a passenger,

Poly

Well, gorceries are now considered contraband.
Van drivers will now be hiding the spuds in wheel wells.

Ash.J.Williams

thenightrider wrote: »

Might be checking for green diesel.

that's normally customs isn't it? maybe a cop in the background to supervise.

Poly

thenightrider wrote: »

Might be checking for green diesel.

or milk!

gollem_1975

argosy2006 wrote: »

was the 200kg dope driving or a passenger,

good one

the "cannabis resin" was hidden inside a bed frame.

GlasnevinRed

Actually noticed this on Pearse Street the other day. A green van pulled over by two gardai. When I got closer I noticed it was an old An Post van (with the paint/sticker gone but the outline still showing). The driver (certainly didn't look like an An Post employee) was then handcuffed and escorted down to Pearse Street Garda station.

soundbyte

spider_pig wrote: »

i noticed over the last few days gardai are stopping and searching vans has any body seen this or know what its about..?

John Gormless and his decision to enforce age-old motor tax regulation that commercials cannot be used for social and domestic use. I kid you not.

How many cops are wasting their time on this crackdown. Im on the phone, otherwise I'd link the 30 page thread on junkies in the Dublin City forum and also Degsy's thread in Emergency Services on the same issue. Disgraceful waste of garda resources.

Gormley should stick to ordering audits of protestant bats and claiming expenses for supposedly working Xmas and NY Eve.

soundbyte

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mikemac

soundbyte wrote: »

Gormley should stick to ordering audits of protestant bats

Protestant?

soundbyte

soundbyte wrote: »

John Fcuking Gormless and his decision to enforce age-old motor tax regulation that commercials cannot be used for social and domestic use. I kid you not.

How many cops are wasting their time on this crackdown. Im on the phone, otherwise I'd link the 30 page thread on junkies in the Dublin City forum and also Degsy's thread in Emergency Services on the same issue. Fcuking disgraceful waste of garda resources.

Gormley should stick to ordering audits of protestant bats and claiming expenses for supposedly working Xmas and NY Eve. Green CNUT.

Thats a nice conclusion that you have jumped to there. Want to back it up?

scudzilla

Let me get this straight, i cannot buy a Berlingo van and use it for social use?

Back in Wales i had a Berlingo and only used it for Social use, preferred a small van to a car. So i can't do this over here?

soundbyte

foreign wrote: »

Thats a nice conclusion that you have jumped to there. Want to back it up?

Sure thing, which bit?

Oh, what the hell, here's links for all the conclusions I jumped to:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/we-will-enforce-van-tax-despite-gormleys-claims-say-gardai-2313730.html

Protestant bat audit:
http://thepressnet.com/2010/06/21/gormley-spends-e60000-counting-protestant-bats/

Expenses for Christmas and New Years:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/minister-defends-expenses-for-holiday-season-2313750.html

soundbyte

scudzilla wrote: »

Let me get this straight, i cannot buy a Berlingo van and use it for social use?

Back in Wales i had a Berlingo and only used it for Social use, preferred a small van to a car. So i can't do this over here?

You can of course. You just have pay for motor (road) tax at the higher 'private' rate. It was always the case, they're just enforcing it now.

The lads over on Motors aren't best pleased:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056002732

neris

i remember seeing a year or so ago the cops stopping and pulling over vans with northern registrations only at a check point.

true

soundbyte wrote: »

You can of course. You just have pay for motor (road) tax at the higher 'private' rate. It was always the case, they're just enforcing it now.

The lads over on Motors aren't best pleased:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056002732

Its because vans in this country are cheaper than if they have back windows + seats. If you want to use it for private use, you pay the private rate tax.
I find it handy having a van to chuck my surfboard in the back of / get changed in.

soundbyte

soundbyte wrote: »

Sure thing, which bit?

Oh, what the hell, here's links for all the conclusions I jumped to:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/we-will-enforce-van-tax-despite-gormleys-claims-say-gardai-2313730.html

Read the article and the quote correctly. Don't jump to the conclusion that the reporter did. I've highlighted it for you.

But the Garda press office said gardai would enforce the law.

"There's been no change in the legislation in regards to the taxation of cars and gardai will continue to enforce the legislation and would encourage all motorists to fully comply with the legislation," a spokesman said.

Gardaí will enforce the law. Just like we enforce all other laws.

spurious

foreign wrote: »

Gardaí will enforce the law. Just like we enforce all other laws.

Please start enforcing the 'unaccompanied L driver' law.
Thanks.

soundbyte

foreign wrote: »

Read the article and the quote correctly. Don't jump to the conclusion that the reporter did. I've highlighted it for you.



Gardaí will enforce the law. Just like we enforce all other laws.

Are you honestly trying to tell me AGS always checked van drivers to make sure they weren't using the vehicle for social/domestic use? Seriously? So this sudden crackdown has nothing to do with circulars issued by Gormley's department last month? Thats a bit naïve.

Degsy

foreign wrote: »

Gardaí will enforce the law. Just like we enforce all other laws.

Such as the law that prohibits open dealing and using of heroin in the city centre in broad daylight?

I see no evidence of that particular law being enforced.

soundbyte

soundbyte wrote: »

Are you honestly trying to tell me AGS always checked van drivers to make sure they weren't using the vehicle for social/domestic use? Seriously? So this sudden crackdown has nothing to do with circulars issued by Gormley's department last month? Thats a bit naïve.

I've yet to see anything about it and have not seen any proof that this is why the vans were being stopped.

Degsy wrote: »

Such as the law that prohibits open dealing and using of heroin in the city centre in broad daylight?

I see no evidence of that particular law being enforced.

Maybe you should take a trip to court someday. And besides, there is a thread for that complaint already.

spurious

spurious wrote: »

Please start enforcing the 'unaccompanied L driver' law.
Thanks.

Again, take a trip to court someday.

Limerick Bandit

GlasnevinRed wrote: »

Actually noticed this on Pearse Street the other day. A green van pulled over by two gardai. When I got closer I noticed it was an old An Post van (with the paint/sticker gone but the outline still showing). The driver (certainly didn't look like an An Post employee) was then handcuffed and escorted down to Pearse Street Garda station.

:D:D what dose an An Post employee look like :rolleyes: lol
An post sold those vans over the last year

Rodin

Looking for pre-Xmas cheap drink from the north