Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

has the law changed yet?

  • 17-07-2013 11:25am
    #1
    serious3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭


    as above is it still the case that if you are caught by camera speding in the UK on an irish licence then they cannot put the points on your irish licence? this was always the case but i thought that they had changed it....


Comments

  • #2
    guttenberg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 960 ✭✭✭guttenberg


    serious3 wrote: »
    as above is it still the case that if you are caught by camera speding in the UK on an irish licence then they cannot put the points on your irish licence? this was always the case but i thought that they had changed it....

    Caught in NI or Britain? It'll be 2015 at the earliest before points are transferable between countries so your safe there. They'll create a ghost license for you so that if you change to a UK license soon, the points will then become activated. If your a regular cross border driver I'd pay the fine, PSNI are pretty good at enforcing the collection of outstanding fines.


  • #3
    serious3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭serious3


    i haven't been caught, i'm heading over in a few weeks on the bike and it would be nice to not have to worry IF;) i get flashed thats all


  • #4
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    how would they even know who you were to fine you if it wasn't an actual Constable that stopped you and you showed ID?


  • #5
    guttenberg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 960 ✭✭✭guttenberg


    serious3 wrote: »
    i haven't been caught, i'm heading over in a few weeks on the bike and it would be nice to not have to worry IF;) i get flashed thats all

    You should be fine, but hypothetically, if your cruising on the motorway at 80mph past quite a few speed cameras don't be surprised if the operator phones the local patrol car to go have a word with you.


  • #6
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    i don't think they can. Data protection Act and all that.

    Were you in your own car?


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    jackthelad1967
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭jackthelad1967


    if you get more than 12 points you will get a ban in the uk and the ban now has the affect in ireland mutual exchange of bans came into law both in uk and ireland 28th jan 2010...


  • #8
    jackthelad1967
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭jackthelad1967


    corktina wrote: »
    i don't think they can. Data protection Act and all that.

    Were you in your own car?
    they contact the RSA which have copies of your details even on a uk ghost licence which it is called both in ireland and the uk now have access new law jan 2010......


  • #9
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    guttenberg wrote: »
    You should be fine, but hypothetically, if your cruising on the motorway at 80mph past quite a few speed cameras don't be surprised if the operator phones the local patrol car to go have a word with you.
    Yeah, that's the big difference between Ireland and the UK, the traffic corps in the UK is actively tracking speeders on the motorway and going after them there and then.


  • #10
    DuckSlice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,890 ✭✭✭DuckSlice


    guttenberg wrote: »
    You should be fine, but hypothetically, if your cruising on the motorway at 80mph past quite a few speed cameras don't be surprised if the operator phones the local patrol car to go have a word with you.

    Unlikely, there is no fixed speed cameras on the motorways in UK watch out for them on the A roads tho. And the speed vans are seperate companies and if you see more than one of them in a day then that would be very very strange.


    Just watch out for the traffic corps. They will give you an on the spot fine.And you can't get points on your irish license at the moment.


Advertisement