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  • #1202
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    D Trent wrote: »
    What did he post?
    Something like
    "Ah jaysis durrty pig took me car earlier didn't reeed me me riots like

    FucI< da GARDA" ?

    Be interesting to know was the tax 2 months out of date.

    He probably said "come ere boy on me mams life your not taking me car,why dontcha gway and catch the real criminals "

    I know that spot well, shooting fish in a barrel, you have 0% chance of getting away as it's a one way system there around a blind bend.


  • #1203
    fullstop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,270 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    A few more up on that feed last night seized for no insurance. The mind boggles at the amount of people thinking it's ok to drive uninsured.


  • #1204
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,897 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    fullstop wrote: »
    A few more up on that feed last night seized for no insurance. The mind boggles at the amount of people thinking it's ok to drive uninsured.
    It's probably not that they think it's OK, it's just that they're struggling to make ends meet.

    This too shall pass.



  • #1205
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,790 ✭✭✭degsie


    flazio wrote: »
    It's probably not that they think it's OK, it's just that they're struggling to make ends meet.

    You are basing this on what evidence?


  • #1206
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    degsie wrote: »
    You are basing this on what evidence?

    That it's either he Sky package or car insurance that has to go...


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  • #1207
    GM228
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,917 ✭✭✭GM228


    KC161 wrote: »
    Be interesting to know was the tax 2 months out of date.

    It would have to be at least that, otherwise they can't seize.


  • #1208
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    GM228 wrote: »
    It would have to be at least that, otherwise they can't seize.

    Usually they post photos of it, not on this occasion however.


  • #1209
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    flazio wrote: »
    It's probably not that they think it's OK, it's just that they're struggling to make ends meet.

    A family i know of have 3 cars, not one of them has tax/insurance/NCT.

    They drive around with not a care in the world, and don't get caught oddly.

    If it was me I'd probably get caught.

    And yes the full sky package is intact.


  • #1210
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭tossy


    KC161 wrote: »
    A family i know of have 3 cars, not one of them has tax/insurance/NCT.

    They drive around with not a care in the world, and don't get caught oddly..

    If it was me i'd be tipping someone off, my insurance premium has been rising rather down going down the last few years.


  • #1211
    endagibson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭endagibson


    flazio wrote: »
    It's probably not that they think it's OK, it's just that they're struggling to make ends meet.
    Just the sort of people that you want to risk being involved in a collision with. Will be extra fun being compensated at €0.20 a week after the stress of a court case.


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  • #1212
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    tossy wrote: »
    If it was me i'd be tipping someone off, my insurance premium has been rising rather down going down the last few years.

    The cars will be seized and they'll be back on the road in something else in hours. Money is no issue there.


  • #1213
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    KC161 wrote: »
    The cars will be seized and they'll be back on the road in something else in hours. Money is no issue there.

    Then report the new cars too


  • #1214
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    Synode wrote: »
    Then report the new cars too

    In my part of the country the people that do that are called 'rats'

    People who 'rat' on others are always targeted here.

    I keep my head down and my mouth shut.

    I don't want hassle for my kids as they go to the same school as the kids in that family.

    These people have cops at their door at least once a month.

    It is believed they are alleged informers for the Gardaí.


  • #1215
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,552 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    KC161 wrote: »
    Synode wrote: »
    Then report the new cars too

    In my part of the country the people that do that are called 'rats'

    People who 'rat' on others are always targeted here.

    I keep my head down and my mouth shut.

    I don't want hassle for my kids as they go to the same school as the kids in that family.

    These people have cops at their door at least once a month.

    It is believed they are alleged informers for the Gardaí.
    There are lots of ways to submit information anonymously. If you know they have no tax/insurance/NCT, you can bet many other people in the community know.


  • #1216
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    There are lots of ways to submit information anonymously. If you know they have no tax/insurance/NCT, you can bet many other people in the community know.

    Correct.


  • #1217
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,759 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I see 1950s Ireland is still alive and well in some parts.


  • #1218
    bear1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,945 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    It amazes me that people are complaining about it but yet refuse to report the ones they know are breaking the law.
    Surely to god with the amount of premiums people have to suffer cause of it then you'd want the bastards off the roads.
    Cars seized, buy new cars then report those too.
    Keep doing it until they stop.


  • #1219
    doolox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭doolox


    There is no clean and quick way of solving this problem when insurance premia for younger drivers are several thousand euro and cars can be had for less than 1 thousand euro..... for many people you can have 3 or 4 cars a year on the road for the annual cost of their quoted insurance.

    The government need to to be able to access ALL the non compliant persons assets to recover all insurance costs rather than just seizing the car caught with the driver on the day.

    Rubbishy nearly scrapped cars can be had for around €300 and insurance can be €4000 for under 25's.......guess what I'd be doing.


  • #1220
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    KC161 wrote: »
    In my part of the country the people that do that are called 'rats'

    <snip>


  • #1221
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    doolox wrote: »
    There is no clean and quick way of solving this problem when insurance premia for younger drivers are several thousand euro and cars can be had for less than 1 thousand euro..... for many people you can have 3 or 4 cars a year on the road for the annual cost of their quoted insurance.

    The government need to to be able to access ALL the non compliant persons assets to recover all insurance costs rather than just seizing the car caught with the driver on the day.

    Rubbishy nearly scrapped cars can be had for around €300 and insurance can be €4000 for under 25's.......guess what I'd be doing.

    When the fines for driving without insurance are rarely over €500 there is no deterrent, it's unlikely anyone could get insurance now for less than €500 a year.


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  • #1222
    D Trent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭D Trent


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    When the fines for driving without insurance are rarely over €500 there is no deterrent, it's unlikely anyone could get insurance now for less than €500 a year.

    My dad paid circa €300 last yr 1.9 diesel car.

    Be interesting to see what it is this year


  • #1223
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,723 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


    This post has been deleted.


  • #1224
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    Another 7 cars seized at the one checkpoint yesterday in Naas on the twitter feed.


  • #1225
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    KC161 wrote: »
    Another 7 cars seized at the one checkpoint this evening on the twitter feed.

    I think these cars should go straight to auction with proceeds going direct to MIBI, sometimes there's some good motors not insured that would make decent money.


  • #1226
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    I think these cars should go straight to auction with proceeds going direct to MIBI, sometimes there's some good motors not insured that would make decent money.

    Had to edit my post, it was actually yesterday, I made a typo error. I agree with you on that one. It's the balls of scrap for €50-€100 are the worst ones, a prison sentence needs to become mandatory as well as never getting the car back,the UK do it but as usual we are lagging behind.


  • #1227
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Can we use a more civil tone please gents, offensive posts edited.


  • #1228
    fullstop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,270 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    KC161 wrote: »
    In my part of the country the people that do that are called 'rats'

    People who 'rat' on others are always targeted here.

    I keep my head down and my mouth shut.

    I don't want hassle for my kids as they go to the same school as the kids in that family.

    These people have cops at their door at least once a month.

    It is believed they are alleged informers for the Gardaí.
    Ah there we go, that didn't take long for the old predictable 'keep your nose out of it' post.


  • #1229
    job seeker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭job seeker


    fullstop wrote: »
    Ah there we go, that didn't take long for the old predictable 'keep your nose out of it' post.

    Strange, but I thought that the terms"rat" and "ratting" died off after 1st year in secondary school. I haven't heard it been used in years. Looks like some people haven't grown up yet. :/


  • #1230
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,155 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    just shows how lax the checkpoints had become

    people knew they'd get away with it


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  • #1231
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    fullstop wrote: »
    Ah there we go, that didn't take long for the old predictable 'keep your nose out of it' post.

    I've seen people's children bullied,their windows smashed in their house, their cars burned out, physically assaulted. Never worth the hassle.


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