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Do Gardai with speed guns have to pull you over to get penalty points?

  • 12-12-2018 03:33PM
    #1
    Red Lightning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭


    Hi

    Was doing about 55km in a 50km zone and only saw a Garda car late and saw that he had the gun out the window. Im guessing it was a speed gun. He didn't pull me over so in wondering if I can still get done.

    I saw somewhere that if they can't record the speeds and that they have to pull you over to nab ya.

    Is this true?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    No, but they usually do pull you over. If he didn't stop you, I wouldn't give it a second thought. If your speedo said 55, you were probably more like 52/53, a Garda won't stop you for that.


  • #3
    Red Lightning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭Red Lightning


    seamus wrote:
    No, but they usually do pull you over. If he didn't stop you, I wouldn't give it a second thought. If your speedo said 55, you were probably more like 52/53, a Garda won't stop you for that.


    I get ya. Thanks for the reply. Hopefully, I'll be ok.


  • #4
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    seamus wrote: »
    No, but they usually do pull you over. If he didn't stop you, I wouldn't give it a second thought. If your speedo said 55, you were probably more like 52/53, a Garda won't stop you for that.

    55 indicated on my car is only 50 real speed, you may not have been speeding at all.


  • #5
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,284 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    No, just a fixed penalty notice in the post......I know only too well...:(


  • #6
    bazz26
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    My understanding is that a handheld speed gun uses radar only so they would have to pull you over in order to issue points and a fine.


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  • #7
    hi5
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      bazz26 wrote: »
      My understanding is that a handheld speed gun uses radar only so they would have to pull you over in order to issue points and a fine.

      I would have thought the same, would they have time to get your reg number?


    • #8
      bazz26
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,488 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


      Na, it's just a radar gun that measures speed of an approaching vehicle. They usually have either a motorcycle unit or squad car parked further down the road to pull you in if initial waiving you down doesn't work.

      I'd say the OP has nothing to worry about.


    • #9
      easyvision
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭easyvision


      They have to pull you in with a hand held gun, you got away with it. Confirmed by a friend of a friend who is in the Garda. I was wondering this before was in same position


    • #10
      Red Lightning
      Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭Red Lightning


      Thanks all for replying. A relief Turner say the least. It's in a 50km zone that really cud be a 60km zone but I'll be a lot more careful from now on.


    • #11
      newmember2
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      easyvision wrote: »
      They have to pull you in with a hand held gun, you got away with it. Confirmed by a friend of a friend who is in the Garda. I was wondering this before was in same position


      Don't think that's true.
      There's frequently a garda holding a speed gun at the bottom of the Tallaght by-pass at Templeogue in a 50km/h zone and also there's one often seen hiding behind the bus shelter on the same road - inbound before the Spawell roundabout. Neither stop vehicles.


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    • #12
      Reckless Abandonment
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭Reckless Abandonment


      newmember? wrote: »
      Don't think that's true.
      There's frequently a garda holding a speed gun at the bottom of the Tallaght by-pass at Templeogue in a 50km/h zone and also there's one often seen hiding behind the bus shelter on the same road - inbound before the Spawell roundabout. Neither stop vehicles.

      They do. I've seen a good few pulled in over the years. A real shooting fish in a barrel spot.
      The sort of place that proves they are only doing it for the numbers.


    • #13
      The Rape of Lucretia
      Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


      Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
      They do. I've seen a good few pulled in over the years. A real shooting fish in a barrel spot.
      The sort of place that proves they are only doing it for the numbers.

      Which is what you want to maximise the efficiency of their work, so fair play to the Gardai for once. The more they can catch in a given time, the greater the productivity. They dont always choose they spots so well though.


    • #14
      AbdulAbhaile
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭AbdulAbhaile


      Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
      They do. I've seen a good few pulled in over the years. A real shooting fish in a barrel spot.
      The sort of place that proves they are only doing it for the numbers.

      There has been at least two fatal accidents on the 50km stretch of the n81 between the spawell roundabout and templeogue bridge, both involving pedestrians.


    • #15
      Reckless Abandonment
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      AbdulAbhaile wrote: »
      There has been at least two fatal accidents on the 50km stretch of the n81 between the spawell roundabout and templeogue bridge, both involving pedestrians.

      Wasn't aware of that. If so I stand corrected.


    • #16
      monkeybutter
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      The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
      Which is what you want to maximise the efficiency of their work, so fair play to the Gardai for once. The more they can catch in a given time, the greater the productivity. They dont always choose they spots so well though.


      your post just shows they are doing it for the numbers.

      They should be maximizing the effectiveness of their work

      Not at bottom of a hill on a dual carriageway going from an 80 to a 60 to a 50

      Waste of time


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