Tralee Thread (No chit-chat)

Ciarrai76

does anyone know when the motor tax office is being relocated to the old UDC offices? and if they will bring extra staff with them!?

I spent nearly an hour in there today to tax business vehicle, to find they only had 2 hatches open & about 50 people waiting! They are not even dealing with drivers licences in there anymore, yet the queue was longer & they had less staff on! The response I got when I sent a message to the council was the rest of staff were dealing with postal applications! ridiculous!

And it was roasting in there too! I used to do my own private car online to avoid this, but with commercial vehicles you have to bring certain documents to renew! Very annoying!

Kerry Gooner

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

does anyone know when the motor tax office is being relocated to the old UDC offices? and if they will bring extra staff with them!?

I spent nearly an hour in there today to tax business vehicle, to find they only had 2 hatches open & about 50 people waiting! They are not even dealing with drivers licences in there anymore, yet the queue was longer & they had less staff on! The response I got when I sent a message to the council was the rest of staff were dealing with postal applications! ridiculous!

And it was roasting in there too! I used to do my own private car online to avoid this, but with commercial vehicles you have to bring certain documents to renew! Very annoying!

Try going in just before they close, I've always found they seem to find another gear then but can't beat online facility if available

Ciarrai76

Kerry Gooner wrote: »

Try going in just before they close, I've always found they seem to find another gear then but can't beat online facility if available

I went in around 2.50 & didn't leave until almost 3.45! They opened a 3rd hatch around 3.30pm...which I noticed is when they close the door!! I had to do a commercial vehicle tax, which I don't think you can do online as we have to show our VRT cert!

BPKS

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I went in around 2.50 & didn't leave until almost 3.45! They opened a 3rd hatch around 3.30pm...which I noticed is when they close the door!! I had to do a commercial vehicle tax, which I don't think you can do online as we have to show our VRT cert!

50% of the staff are probably on holidays this week. 30% are off sick. And 10% are on the "Buy the Children's School Uniform" leave day. That's why there was only 2 employees there.

xxyyzz

BPKS wrote: »

50% of the staff are probably on holidays this week. 30% are off sick.

Is there a distinction?

shergar22

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

does anyone know when the motor tax office is being relocated to the old UDC offices? and if they will bring extra staff with them!?

I spent nearly an hour in there today to tax business vehicle, to find they only had 2 hatches open & about 50 people waiting! They are not even dealing with drivers licences in there anymore, yet the queue was longer & they had less staff on! The response I got when I sent a message to the council was the rest of staff were dealing with postal applications! ridiculous!

And it was roasting in there too! I used to do my own private car online to avoid this, but with commercial vehicles you have to bring certain documents to renew! Very annoying!

Or you could just have posted your application in the Motor Tax office post box and they would have posted your tax certificate out the following day.

Ciarrai76

shergar22 wrote: »

Or you could just have posted your application in the Motor Tax office post box and they would have posted your tax certificate out the following day.

I could have, but I had to give them something they needed for commercial vehicles & it was easier to do it in person than to post it & be told I was missing something else & delay it even more!

My point is that they don't have enough staff there & not everyone wants to post it or can do it online, especially if they are not sure they have everything the need!

umop.episdn

Ambulance outside Hennessey's on Castle St for quite a long time from 6 onwards, taking their time assessing someone and before transferring them to the ambulance, hope all ends well for the person involved.

kn

umop.episdn wrote: »

Ambulance outside Hennessey's on Castle St for quite a long time from 6 onwards, taking their time assessing someone and before transferring them to the ambulance, hope all ends well for the person involved.

Was it someone in the bar they were taking or from the street?

Ciarrai76

Did another ambulance go there around 6.20? I saw another go that direction around then. Hopefully nothing too serious.

Ciarrai76

Lidl reopened today after it's refurb! I saw they had done up the car park when I drove by on Sunday. Looked smart.

phormium

Oh good, was just wondering today when they were re-opening.

umop.episdn

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Did another ambulance go there around 6.20? I saw another go that direction around then. Hopefully nothing too serious.

It prob wasn't the same ambulance, it still hadn't left at 6.30 when I was passing back.
I don't believe it was a customer, seemed to be a concerned group around the person, but I don't know anything more

xxyyzz

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Lidl reopened today after it's refurb! I saw they had done up the car park when I drove by on Sunday. Looked smart.

They'll have to do something with that junction. It's being shared by lidl and aspengrove and in the evenings it's absolute carnage.

stop animal cruelty

guys need to get my licence re-new do l go upstairs in manor west?? and do l need an appointment??

traleeblowin

Do you mean Dog, Gun, Television, or Driving License ?

Ciarrai76

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

guys need to get my licence re-new do l go upstairs in manor west?? and do l need an appointment??

I am not 100% sure of where its located, but I think you go upstairs where the restaurant is in Manor & then go down towards the toilets in the hallway, but not sure where it is from there as i haven't been in there yet.

I had a look at the website & it looks like you have the option to book if you want, but I'm not totally sure if you have to book or if you can just turn up!
http://www.ndls.ie/en/Online-Services/ndls-booking-service.html

If anyone has been through this, then let us know how it works.

Robxxx7

Its upstairs in the restaurant area in the Manor West .. towards the far left as you get to the top of the stairs..

Ideally you want an appointment, but if you just turn up then you may have to be prepared to wait and they will try and see you in between appointments if they have space.

shergar22

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

guys need to get my licence re-new do l go upstairs in manor west?? and do l need an appointment??

AFAIK you need an appointment. I heard tell yesterday of someone's daughter who had to wait 6 weeks for an appointment.

delthedriver

Wow! I drove through Tralee this am. The Town looks extremely well, with fantastic floral displays, highlighted by the morning sunshine. UDC building is ablaze with blooms of every colour.Congratulations to everyone involved in making the town look so bright and cheerful. Go raibh maith agat !

Congratulations also to Ciarrai on her recent promotion to Moderator.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Summer.:)

Ciarrai76

Free electrical recycling tomorrow, Saturday 9th Aug from 10am - 4pm at the Mart. Anything with a plug can be recycled!

umop.episdn

A lot of Hitachi units being dropped up by bright red faces tomorrow!

Adiboo

It's a "personal massager" I swear!

xupe 6048 essy

Re the Brogue

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Had some great nights there in the late 90's early 00's when they got DJ's in and a late bar & the crowd got a bit younger.

Nice to hear it's open again. Used to work there in the early 2000's myself. It'll always have a place in my heart, yip.

delthedriver

Congratulations to all the athletes who participated in this event today.

Thank you to the event managers , sponsors and supporters who helped make the event something special.

Fabulous weather in a special location also added to the occasion.

Best wishes to the winners .

Thank you:)

stop animal cruelty

Thanks for the replies everyone...what time does the place open?? 9am??

Ciarrai76

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Thanks for the replies everyone...what time does the place open?? 9am??

it says 9am on the website

http://www.ndls.ie/en/about-us/where-are-the-new-ndls-centres.html

FIFA2004

Hey!
Anybody know where I might be able to get a phone screen replaced in town?

thanks!

Kerrydude1981

FIFA2004 wrote: »

Hey!
Anybody know where I might be able to get a phone screen replaced in town?

thanks!

Try Phone Depot

https://www.facebook.com/simtechtralee
http://www.phonedepot.ie/

counterlock

FIFA2004 wrote: »

Hey!
Anybody know where I might be able to get a phone screen replaced in town?

thanks!

The polish guy opposite Darcys restaurant in Barrack lane is brilliant. He did my screen while I waited and its as good as new.