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Hypothetical penalty points question

  • 08-11-2013 5:51am
    #1
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭


    I bought a car from a dealer a while back and only noticed when my tax was up for renewal that the name on the log book was spelt incorrectly. I'm getting it corrected now but in the past year if I had committed an offence, the name on the fixed charge would have been wrong.

    Would I have gotten off on a technicality or would I have been liable for some other offence like not having the car registered properly?


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  • #2
    Patrickheg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭Patrickheg


    jack presley wrote: »
    I bought a car from a dealer a while back and only noticed when my tax was up for renewal that the name on the log book was spelt incorrectly. I'm getting it corrected now but in the past year if I had committed an offence, the name on the fixed charge would have been wrong.

    Would I have gotten off on a technicality or would I have been liable for some other offence like not having the car registered properly?

    I'd say you would get jail for driving a car that's not in your name. It's effectively stolen.

    You are also driving around in uninsured car as you would have certified to your insurance comthat the car is registered in your name when it is not.

    If the two extreme technicalities above don't apply then why do you think a technicality which suits you would apply


  • #3
    sebastianlieken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭sebastianlieken


    Patrickheg wrote: »
    I'd say you would get jail for driving a car that's not in your name.

    I think he'd have gotten the electric chair.


  • #4
    RustyNut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,430 ✭✭✭RustyNut


    sebastianlieken wrote: »
    I think he'd have gotten the electric chair.

    Probably not in an Irish spec yoke, sure it's hard to get electric windows.


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


    jack presley wrote: »
    I bought a car from a dealer a while back and only noticed when my tax was up for renewal that the name on the log book was spelt incorrectly. I'm getting it corrected now but in the past year if I had committed an offence, the name on the fixed charge would have been wrong.

    Would I have gotten off on a technicality or would I have been liable for some other offence like not having the car registered properly?

    I assume the spelling mistake is something like Jack Presley/Pressley? if you were caught speeding and you mentioned the name on the summons being wrong in Court they'd alter it there and then, you'd still be facing the same outcome. Similar with the log book, just get it fixed and your grand.


  • #6
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Patrickheg wrote: »

    If the two extreme technicalities above don't apply then why do you think a technicality which suits you would apply

    I don't think anything, I don't know. That's why I asked the question.


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  • #7
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    they spelt it Evlis perhaps?


  • #8
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    jack presley wrote: »
    Would I have gotten off on a technicality or would I have been liable for some other offence like not having the car registered properly?

    There was a time where you might have gotten off on a technicality, but now they will just amend the details and proceed as normal (assuming its just a minor typo and they dont have the entirely wrong name/address etc).


  • #9
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Thanks for the answers. An updated registration book is on the way so no harm done.


  • #10
    fl4pj4ck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭fl4pj4ck


    corktina wrote: »
    they spelt it Evlis perhaps?

    Pelvis


  • #11
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    thinly veiled, if i change the name on the logbook slightly can i drive around with abandon like a lunatic.


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  • #12
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,593 ✭✭✭tossy


    SO it's not as hypothetical question at all :D It's a can i get away with it Question.

    Answer is sure you can,i've sent my VLC off to Shannon just now,i hypothetically sold my car to a Mr. Tossy, 47 Boards street,Internet town. :D I really hope he looks after her.


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