No seat belt fine and points

Derby1

I was stopped yesterday for not wearing a seatbelt. Garda told me I would get 2 points and an €80 fine. I also didn't have my licence with me (which happens to be a UK one). She simply wrote all my details in her notebook, including my address here in Ireland.

Do Guards not give out proper dockets on the spot or does this come in the post later?

CharlieCroker

nope, goes into the notebook and the ticket is generated electronically by computer. you should get it in about 10 days.

jaffa20

Derby1 wrote: »

I was stopped yesterday for not wearing a seatbelt.

Not on a high horse. But can i ask why as i'm sure it's going through everyone's mind?

CharlieCroker

Who cares. Took The risk, Didn't wear it, got caught and is getting the fine and points.

Esel

Darwin, tbh.

TwoShedsJackson

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Who cares. Took The risk, Didn't wear it, got caught and is getting the fine and points.

He says he has a UK license so he won't get the points.

User Friendly

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

He says he has a UK license so he won't get the points.

why?

Stephen

Because the Irish government can't impose points on a foreign licence.

djimi

Will still get the fine tho.

Del2005

Derby1 wrote: »

I was stopped yesterday for not wearing a seatbelt. Garda told me I would get 2 points and an €80 fine. I also didn't have my licence with me (which happens to be a UK one). She simply wrote all my details in her notebook, including my address here in Ireland.

Do Guards not give out proper dockets on the spot or does this come in the post later?

To be safe I'd drop into a Garda station produce all your documents saying where and when you where stopped and get a Pulse reference number. Don't want to get a summons through the door for non producing in a few months time.

djimi wrote: »

Will still get the fine tho.

And if they convert their UK licence to an Irish one at any time in the future they will have 2 penalty points on it.

User Friendly

Stephen wrote: »

Because the Irish government can't impose points on a foreign licence.

Ok,
it was my understanding this law changed in 2006,Obviously not according to you,
If this is the case why doesnt everyone get a UK licence

Gary ITR

User Friendly wrote: »

If this is the case why doesnt everyone get a UK licence

In order to get one you have to reside in the UK

Tepo

Got stopped twice in the last 2 years, once for seal belt and the other time for been on a phone. Guard wrote it all down, said i would be getting a fine and points. To date I have heard nothing further so you might be lucky.

User Friendly

Onkle wrote: »

In order to get one you have to reside in the UK

Right,so i could head to GB,contact swansea,send them my irish licence,fill out the necessary paperwork and have my new UK licence back in whatever length of time it takes,probably have it returned in under 2 weeks.
Now if someone didnt want to go to the Uk,they could ask a family member or cousin,as every irish person has a cousin in The UK:D, To send me the paperwork,i fill it out,forward it to my cousin who in turns forwards it to swansea and hey presto!when the wheel has spun,i have A brand new UK licence that i can use in EIRE and the Irish courts cant put points on my licence for unknown reasons. Unbelievable

This seems like a painless and rewarding move to make for someone who has accumulated points and is in danger of getting an automatic ban.

Atomic Pineapple

User Friendly wrote: »

Right,so i could head to GB,contact swansea,send them my irish licence,fill out the necessary paperwork and have my new UK licence back in whatever length of time it takes,probably have it returned in under 2 weeks.
Now if someone didnt want to go to the Uk,they could ask a family member or cousin,as every irish person has a cousin in The UK:D, To send me the paperwork,i fill it out,forward it to my cousin who in turns forwards it to swansea and hey presto!when the wheel has spun,i have A brand new UK licence that i can use in EIRE and the Irish courts cant put points on my licence for unknown reasons. Unbelievable

This seems like a painless and rewarding move to make for someone who has accumulated points and is in danger of getting an automatic ban.

No, you couldn't

User Friendly

draffodx wrote: »

No, you couldn't

If you know different,then enlighten everyone why it cant be done instead of a no you cant response.

Crasp

User Friendly wrote: »

If you know different,then enlighten everyone why it cant be done instead of a no you cant response.

To obtain a UK licence, you need to be resident in the UK.


To be resident in the UK, you need to live at an address there for a certain amount of time each year.


It doesn't count if your cousin/brother/father in law/bank manager's mistress lives there.

Atomic Pineapple

User Friendly wrote: »

If you know different,then enlighten everyone why it cant be done instead of a no you cant response.

Onkle already provided you with the answer.

User Friendly

draffodx wrote: »

Onkle already provided you with the answer.

i gave a scenario in how a person could attain a UK Licence in post *14.

Im off to a hurling match now guys.have a pleasant day.:)

biko

If you swap the licence over to an Irish one at some point in the future the points will be waiting for you then. Not sure if there is a time limit on this.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/motoring-1/driving-offences/penalty-points-for-driving-offences

Del2005

biko wrote: »

If you swap the licence over to an Irish one at some point in the future the points will be waiting for you then. Not sure if there is a time limit on this.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/motoring-1/driving-offences/penalty-points-for-driving-offences

No time limit, they create a ghost Irish licence with points on it. If the OP, or anyone caught for a PP offence on a foreign licence, ever changes to an Irish licence they will have the PPs for 3 years from date of issue.