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fancy pigeon · 17-10-2016 11:09AM

The full shebang!

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/787931793467006976

Patser · 17-10-2016 11:15AM

fancy pigeon wrote: »

The full shebang!

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/787931793467006976

TBF he had a licence .......... had......

duffman3833 · 17-10-2016 11:40AM

why drive a newish car like that if you cant afford to insure and tax it. probably spent on booze ha

just realized its the ford ka, not Hyundai. I need to go back to bed, cant do Mondays

Patser · 17-10-2016 11:44AM

duffman3833 wrote: »

why drive a newish car like that if you cant afford to insure and tax it. probably spent on booze ha

Looks like an original model Ka to me, they came out in 1996, even the last ones were 2008 and they didn't have a plastic front arch. So not exactly new, or in anyway pricey.

NUTZZ · 17-10-2016 11:48AM

Patser wrote: »

Looks like an original model Ka to me, they came out in 1996, even the last ones were 2008 and they didn't have a plastic front arch. So not exactly new, or in anyway pricey.

I'm guessing he thought it was the Hyundai in front that was pulled over.

duffman3833 · 17-10-2016 11:50AM

Patser wrote: »

Looks like an original model Ka to me, they came out in 1996, even the last ones were 2008 and they didn't have a plastic front arch. So not exactly new, or in anyway pricey.

i thought it was the Hyundai pulled over haha, my bad

Patser · 17-10-2016 11:50AM

NUTZZ wrote: »

I'm guessing he thought it was the Hyundai in front that was pulled over.

Probably, but I'd say that's the unmarked Garda car, they've a whole fleet of Hyundais now.

Edit; Hyundais looks wrong written down, what's a better plural Hyundaii, Hyundaiuses, Hyundai (same plural rule as sheep)?)

two wheels good · 17-10-2016 11:58AM

"Truck was detected using a magnet on the gearbox. at Rosslare Europort. Driver arrested"
What's that all about? Cheating the tacho?

BTW. I didn't see any tweets about Gardai catching mobile phone users.

D0NNELLY · 17-10-2016 12:01PM

Hyundai's

ohnonotgmail · 17-10-2016 12:01PM

two wheels good wrote: »

"Truck was detected using a magnet on the gearbox. at Rosslare Europort. Driver arrested"
What's that all about? Cheating the tacho?

BTW. I didn't see any tweets about Gardai catching mobile phone users.

I know you can put a magnet on the tacho box to cheat the tacho. not sure what putting it on the gearbox would do.

ohnonotgmail · 17-10-2016 12:01PM

D0NNELLY wrote: »

Hyundai's

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

D0NNELLY · 17-10-2016 12:02PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Not saying it's grammatically correct, he asked what looked right..

Swear!

Mervyn Skidmore · 17-10-2016 12:03PM

fancy pigeon wrote: »

The full shebang!

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/787931793467006976

Think they did anything about the micra parked on the footpath?

Skylinehead · 17-10-2016 12:22PM

Patser wrote: »

Probably, but I'd say that's the unmarked Garda car, they've a whole fleet of Hyundais now.

Edit; Hyundais looks wrong written down, what's a better plural Hyundaii, Hyundaiuses, Hyundai (same plural rule as sheep)?)

Hyundae :cool:

jca · 17-10-2016 12:24PM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Think they did anything about the micra parked on the footpath?

That's the undercover car:pac: CSI Ballinasloe.

punisher5112 · 17-10-2016 12:26PM

two wheels good wrote: »

"Truck was detected using a magnet on the gearbox. at Rosslare Europort. Driver arrested"
What's that all about? Cheating the tacho?

BTW. I didn't see any tweets about Gardai catching mobile phone users.

Means speed limiter doesn't work so can go a lot faster.

The Backwards Man · 17-10-2016 01:26PM

two wheels good wrote: »

"Truck was detected using a magnet on the gearbox. at Rosslare Europort. Driver arrested"
What's that all about? Cheating the tacho?

BTW. I didn't see any tweets about Gardai catching mobile phone users.

Aye, puts the tacho to sleep. Does a good job of putting the gearbox to sleep over time too, it's a crude way of working.

The Backwards Man · 17-10-2016 01:29PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Means speed limiter doesn't work so can go a lot faster.

Nothing beats speeding to draw attention to yourself when you have the fuse pulled!

Truckermal · 17-10-2016 01:29PM

Check out @GardaTraffic's Tweet: https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/787964824458240000?s=09

Special Circumstances · 17-10-2016 01:35PM

Any requirement on the owner of the truck to ensure drivers are qualified and legal?

Atlantic Dawn · 17-10-2016 01:59PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Any requirement on the owner of the truck to ensure drivers are qualified and legal?

You would think so, there should be a big fine and seizure of vehicle.

Vicxas · 17-10-2016 02:07PM

The other trifecta:

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/787973035823431680

17-10-2016 02:57PM

Most of these tweets should be posted in the *You laugh you lose* thread. Crazy people.

Truckermal · 17-10-2016 03:20PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Any requirement on the owner of the truck to ensure drivers are qualified and legal?

Certainly especially that he possesses a CPC not to mind a licence...:p

galwaytt · 17-10-2016 03:23PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Hyundae :cool:

Mensa, mensa, mensam .....et al ðŸ˜

neris · 17-10-2016 05:21PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Any requirement on the owner of the truck to ensure drivers are qualified and legal?

they should be checking up on the drivers cpc courses/modules and also getting their tacho information. a driver with no tach or cpc card should be a warning to the owner

gctest50 · 17-10-2016 11:19PM

two wheels good wrote: »

"Truck was detected using a magnet on the gearbox. at Rosslare Europort. Driver arrested"
What's that all about? Cheating the tacho?

BTW. I didn't see any tweets about Gardai catching mobile phone users.

It's also premeditated, the Gardai should be allowed take the tractor unit and crush it - wouldn't be long putting an end to it

flazio · 18-10-2016 12:53AM

If any of you have Sky. You should check out Stop Search Seize on catch up. A couple of decent traffic guards feature and the RSA checking trucks.

D Trent · 18-10-2016 02:10AM

flazio wrote: »

If any of you have Sky. You should check out Stop Search Seize on catch up. A couple of decent traffic guards feature and the RSA checking trucks.

I hope your not talking about that Damian Duffy guard who patrols the M50 with his partner Forrest Gump
If the man was chocolate he'd ****ing eat himself, loves the sound of his own voice, has an answer for everything

I can name 20 other traffic guards who are excellent at their jobs, who viewers would enjoy watching and who actually treat motorists with a bit of courtesy

flazio · 18-10-2016 08:24AM

D Trent wrote: »

I hope your not talking about that Damian Duffy guard who patrols the M50 with his partner Forrest Gump
If the man was chocolate he'd ****ing eat himself, loves the sound of his own voice, has an answer for everything

I can name 20 other traffic guards who are excellent at their jobs, who viewers would enjoy watching and who actually treat motorists with a bit of courtesy

Any particular examples of this on the programme? Because from what I've seen, anyone who's been pulled over got exactly what they deserved. Prime example for my point would be that wheelie motorcyclist. M50 is no place for that sort of carry on.
Also I remember them letting off some fella in a fancy merc because of some sob story about being down on his luck. In that instance I think they would have done well to remind him although other factors were spiralling out of control, his driving is the one thing he's in control of.

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