stopped at motherway checkpoint with only a Leaners permit

peterflln

So I was stopped today at a motorway check point unaccompanied and only holding a Learners Permit..and got a tellin off from a guard and asked me to produce my cert of insurance, and told me I could well be prosecuted,he then ushered me on to a side road and let me drive off.
Now I know I am 100% in the wrong but I am just wondering what the will the consequences could or will be??

Many thanks

Paulw

Points, possible fine of up to €2,000, and possible time behind bars (up to 3 months). It will depend on the judge.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2013/0415/world/l-plate-drivers-thousands-fined-for-going-solo-228374.html

Plenty of resources out there that show examples of the punishments given in different courts across the country.

slimjimmc

Better check your insurance policy too, just your insurer has a clause like Axa's

13 Driving Licence Conditions.
No cover will apply under this policy for any driver who is not meeting the conditions of his/her licence/Learner permit. This includes conditions relating to the class of vehicle being driven, the requirement to be accompanied when driving under a learner permit or any other restriction or condition that may apply.

I'm not 100% sure if that means that you're insured but they can sue you for any payout (i.e. no law broken), or more seriously, that you're not insured at all while driving unaccompanied or on a motorway. I think the former but I suggest you clarify that with your insurer in case the latter applies.

Fred Swanson

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mathepac

"stopped at motherway checkpoint with only a Leaners permit" Freudian slip? "Mammy, the bold man stopped me and frickened me! Boohoo, Mammy!"

Fred Swanson

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goz83

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+1 on that. Motorway checkpoints? More like getting spotted from a garda verge on the motorway and being pulled in. Thats not the same as a checkpoint.

slimjimmc

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Thanks, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure in case there were any recent amendments.

slimjimmc

goz83 wrote: »

+1 on that. Motorway checkpoints? More like getting spotted from a garda verge on the motorway and being pulled in. Thats not the same as a checkpoint.

I've seen checkpoints on the exit of a motorway, not on the mainline itself but near the "End of motorway" sign on the off-ramp near where it usually enters a roundabout.

Fred Swanson

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thesimpsons

thats 2 faults there - driving unaccompanied and driving on a motorway.

FreudianSlippers

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"stopped at motherway checkpoint with only a Leaners permit" Freudian slip? "Mammy, the bold man stopped me and frickened me! Boohoo, Mammy!"

I immediately thought of Motherboy.

Losty Dublin

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I've seen checkpoints twice on a motorway, both of which were on the M 1. Not ideal but there are some motorists who take chances on motorways on the basis that there won't be any checks so I guess there is a need.

Fred Swanson

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Losty Dublin

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Once the checkpoints are on fairly straight sections you will notice them in time.

Fred Swanson

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Bepolite

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To be honest if one is driving in a manner which doesn't allow time to stop for checkpoints/accidents etc (as we've seen recently) we probably need more check points not less.

120KPH is the limit, not the speed everyone should be traveling at. Flashing lights and big signs in the distance should trigger an application of the brakes until sure of what the hazard is.

Sorry to go on but I don't buy this argument of safety zones/cameras and checkpoints causing accidents. Lack of hazard perception, combined with lack of awareness of speed/non-compliance with speed limits is what causes accidents. I'm actually in favour of removing the speed limit on motorways completely, but jailing people who don't drive in accordance with road/traffic conditions. I think a couple of weeks in Mountjoy for using the mobile would focus the mind on getting a handsfree.