Selling cars at the side of the road.

Jack the Stripper

I thought this was outlawed unless it was on your property. Seems to be getting popular again. Seen a good few cars and vans for sale on the roadside today in my travels.
A lot getting sick of the DoneDeal, Adverts maybe.

Cheensbo

See it a good bit around my way too, I like it - it's old school.

It's how I bought one of my current cars - asked the fella at the time if he had it advertised at all, he said: "sure there's no buy and sell anymore, or auto trader - and fùck the internet"

mordeith

Cheensbo wrote: »

See it a good bit around my way too, I like it - it's old school.

It's how I bought one of my current cars - asked the fella at the time if he had it advertised at all, he said: "sure there's no buy and sell anymore, or auto trader - and fùck the internet"

Saw an article somewhere today that councils are looking to bring in bylaws to stop the practice

Silvera

I recall reading (some years ago) that it was banned in Co. Wexford.

Atlantic Dawn

I know a few weeks back the Gardaí seized cars in Dublin for sale on the road outside a car dealer.

stevek93

mordeith wrote: »

Saw an article somewhere today that councils are looking to bring in bylaws to stop the practice

How come Mattress Mick can park wherever he feels like?

Cee-Jay-Cee

It was hugely popular about 6/7 years ago and here in Donegal at least the county council clamped down on it heavily and for years you'd never see a car on the side of the road for sale but it's getting very common again. I suspect the council will clamp down on it again soon like last time.

Nekarsulm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I know a few weeks back the Gardaí seized cars in Dublin for sale on the road outside a car dealer.

Were those cars not suspected to be part of a money laundering operation?

Atlantic Dawn

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Were those cars not suspected to be part of a money laundering operation?

No...

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/831570048015880198

Nekarsulm

Oh, OK, thinking of something else.

Thinking of this seizure..
http://www.herald.ie/news/20-cars-seized-in-raid-on-garage-owned-by-son-of-notorious-drug-dealer-35382245.html

lfc12345

a lot of people out my way park them on grass at side of road/in parking areas, technically not on public road as that tweet says, maybe thats why theyre getting away with it?

Jack the Stripper

Were them cars on the hard shoulder?

lfc12345

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Were them cars on the hard shoulder?

no they'd be inside the hard shoulder again, eg grass verges, free on street parking etc

For Forks Sake

Silvera wrote: »

I recall reading (some years ago) that it was banned in Co. Wexford.

No loss, the stretch from Enniscorthy down to Wexford town used to be ridiculous for the amount of cars for sale on the side of the road

colm_mcm

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Were them cars on the hard shoulder?

Think they were on a cycle lane or something.

biko

Yeah I see some along the prom in Salthill. Tbh, it's kinda nice to be able to inspect the car somewhat before ringing.
As long as they don't block anything I'm all for it.

Jack the Stripper

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think they were on a cycle lane or something.

No one uses them anyway, but that's a different story.

coylemj

It has pretty much always been illegal to offer cars for sale on a public road.

There is a guy down in Kinnegad who has taken over multiple grass verges beside a roundabout on the old N6 road into the village to offer dozens of cars for sale. He doesn't even seem to have a premises which means the council aren't even getting rates from him. I often wonder why they don't send a few tow trucks to remove a few cars, impound them and make him pay to have them released.

lfc12345

coylemj wrote: »

There is a guy down in Kinnegad who has taken over multiple grass verges beside a roundabout on the old N6 road into the village to offer dozens of cars for sale.

See, I think this might be a loophole since thry're not technically on the public road

GM228

lfc12345 wrote: »

See, I think this might be a loophole since thry're not technically on the public road

Grass verges are part of the road.

Agricola

Really don't see the point of it for sellers. The number of interested eyes your car gets on the likes of Donedeal, versus what you'd get on the side of a road in rural Ireland is huge. Most of the cars I've sold have been to people the other side of the country. If they come 2/3 hours to view they are usually keen. Compared to getting a call from a fella in the next town who happened across it while passing your road and might like to take it for a schpin!

Donal55

I know a traffic warden who would put tickets on them if they had no tax displayed or parked in a manner prohibited.
Shooting fish in barrel and then he'd come back the next day and do the same.