Garda Traffic on Twitter

punisher5112 · 23-01-2017 08:51PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

I dont think i have even talked to a guard 19 times in 20+ years driving. and that includes the times i spent getting documents signed in garda stations.

Suppose didn't help he ain't bright and probably shouldn't have being driving the same small area all the time.

edburg · 23-01-2017 09:04PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Suppose didn't help he ain't bright and probably shouldn't have being driving the same small area all the time.

After 2 or 3 times most likely marked as serial abuser of law and easily spotted.

Serious lack punishment though if he caught 19 times and nothing done about.

Lad I knew in school dad did 2 years in Swansea jail after 3 convictions for DUI. 3rd one admittedly had stolen car attached to it (son refused to drive him pub, so he took car)

boardsuser1 · 23-01-2017 10:12PM

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/823600160735379456

colm_mcm · 23-01-2017 10:19PM

Freeloader!

McGrath5 · 23-01-2017 11:42PM

It's shocking the amount of people who drive with no insurance, if they where able to crush these insurance-less ****box's it may act as a slight deterrent to these people.

bazz26 · 23-01-2017 11:57PM

If you look at most of the cars they are of low value so crushing them will not deter the hard core of drivers who dodge paying insurance. They will just go out and buy another cheap car to do the same until caught again.

jimmycrackcorm · 24-01-2017 12:02AM

What I find astonishing is how the Garda twitter account is the one to follow.
Because road traffic offences are the only worthwhile crime worth Tweeting.

Buffman · 24-01-2017 01:07AM

McGrath5 wrote: »

It's shocking the amount of people who drive with no insurance, if they where able to crush these insurance-less ****box's it may act as a slight deterrent to these people.

They do if they're not reclaimed. Personally, I think they should be sold at auction to attempt to recover some costs, if only for a few €100.

http://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/05/24/donegal-gardai-seize-and-crush-vehicles-for-having-no-insurance/

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

What I find astonishing is how the Garda twitter account is the one to follow.
Because road traffic offences are the only worthwhile crime worth Tweeting.

In fairness, it is the @GardaTraffic one, if you want some non-traffic crime follow the @Gardainfo one.

bear1 · 24-01-2017 06:09AM

Something also has to be said for the extortionate insurance prices here.
If it was at least somewhat fair pricing maybe there wouldn't be so many people chancing their arm.

h3000 · 24-01-2017 06:48AM

bear1 wrote: »

Something also has to be said for the extortionate insurance prices here.
If it was at least somewhat fair pricing maybe there wouldn't be so many people chancing their arm.

I think the people who drive without insurance always have and always will. Insurance costs while ridiculously high in some cases have very little to do with it.

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 08:06AM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

What I find astonishing is how the Garda twitter account is the one to follow.
Because road traffic offences are the only worthwhile crime worth Tweeting.

^^^^^ Follows @gardatraffic account, complains about the lack of non traffic crimes reported on the TRAFFIC account.

***Shakes head***

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 08:10AM

h3000 wrote: »

I think the people who drive without insurance always have and always will. Insurance costs while ridiculously high in some cases have very little to do with it.

And if you drive into the back of them, you are at fault and they will get a hefty payday out of the legitimate motorists insurance as a result.

Happened me years ago where an uninsured driver wrote my car off and got away with it.

It should be a mandatory jail sentence.

At this stage it is well beyond a joke.

Instead of a tow truck it's time to get a mobile crusher at checkpoints.

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 08:14AM

This is from the Irish Examiner, it will probably make the twitter page yet though.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/man-tried-to-bribe-garda-after-drink-driving-arrest-440495.html

honda boi · 24-01-2017 08:31AM

KC161 wrote: »

And if you drive into the back of them, you are at fault and they will get a hefty payday out of the legitimate motorists insurance as a result.

Happened me years ago where an uninsured driver wrote my car off and got away with it.

It should be a mandatory jail sentence.

At this stage it is well beyond a joke.

Instead of a tow truck it's time to get a mobile crusher at checkpoints.

So if your at fault and hit an uninsured driver , they get payed out??

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 08:44AM

honda boi wrote: »

So if your at fault and hit an uninsured driver , they get payed out??

Correct!

They still get prosecuted but get a nice pay out to cushion the blow.

ohnonotgmail · 24-01-2017 09:36AM

honda boi wrote: »

So if your at fault and hit an uninsured driver , they get payed out??

If you have an accident where you are at fault why would you not expect to pay out? If you are at fault there would be no claim against the other driver.

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 10:52AM

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/823836156521541632

Yakuza · 24-01-2017 10:54AM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

If you have an accident where you are at fault why would you not expect to pay out? If you are at fault there would be no claim against the other driver.

Change the law so that their fine for being on the road uninsured should be equal to twice their award.

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 10:57AM

Yakuza wrote: »

Change the law so that their fine for being on the road uninsured should be equal to twice their award.

The M.I.B.I have pursued people in the past for the recovery of claims paid out by them.

I vaguely recall some case where a claim into the millions was paid out and they secured judgement against the driver.

Unlikely it will ever be paid though.

ohnonotgmail · 24-01-2017 10:57AM

Yakuza wrote: »

Change the law so that their fine for being on the road uninsured should be equal to twice their award.

so you add an extra penalty because somebody crashed into them?

ohnonotgmail · 24-01-2017 10:59AM

KC161 wrote: »

The M.I.B.I have pursued people in the past for the recovery of claims paid out by them.

I vaguely recall some case where a claim into the millions was paid out and they secured judgement against the driver.

Unlikely it will ever be paid though.

the discussion was about uninsured drivers involved in an accident that was not their fault. what would the MIBI have to do with that?

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 11:00AM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the discussion was about uninsured drivers involved in an accident that was not their fault. what would the MIBI have to do with that?

I know, this article here is baffling.

http://www.thejournal.ie/e11-5m-awarded-to-boy-10-in-states-largest-ever-personal-injury-claim-424121-Apr2012/

ohnonotgmail · 24-01-2017 11:03AM

KC161 wrote: »

I know, this article here is baffling.

http://www.thejournal.ie/e11-5m-awarded-to-boy-10-in-states-largest-ever-personal-injury-claim-424121-Apr2012/

not sure what you think that shows. in that case the uninsured driver was at fault and they were being sued by a third party who just happened to be their son.

everlast75 · 24-01-2017 11:04AM

If an insured driver hits an uninsured driver, your company has to pay out. Perhaps the driver without insurance may be prosecuted for driving without. The point made above is that the fine should be twice any award, as in a penalty for the uninsured driver. Sadly, that won't happen.

The MIBI will pursue any uninsured driver. As soon as they try to make a large purchase, ie. a new(ish) car, apply for a mortgage, the MIBI will step in and require payment first. This is a fact lost on a large number of people who drive without insurance. By not paying 1500e or thereabouts now, you could end up paying thousands later on in your life.

In addition, the MIBI is funded by other insurance companies, which means the MIBI is funded by all drivers who DO pay insurance.

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 11:06AM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

not sure what you think that shows. in that case the uninsured driver was at fault and they were being sued by a third party who just happened to be their son.

Alright,i'll get back to my original point.

boardsuser1 · 24-01-2017 11:07AM

everlast75 wrote: »

If an insured driver hits an uninsured driver, your company has to pay out. Perhaps the driver without insurance may be prosecuted for driving without. The point made above is that the fine should be twice any award, as in a penalty for the uninsured driver. Sadly, that won't happen.

The MIBI will pursue any uninsured driver. As soon as they try to make a large purchase, ie. a new(ish) car, apply for a mortgage, the MIBI will step in and require payment first. This is a fact lost on a large number of people who drive without insurance. By not paying 1500e or thereabouts now, you could end up paying thousands later on in your life.

In addition, the MIBI is funded by other insurance companies, which means the MIBI is funded by all drivers who DO pay insurance.

The M.I.B.I will soon want a bigger slice of the premium as well from the dwindling number of people who do have insurance to cover the rising amount that don't!

everlast75 · 24-01-2017 11:10AM

KC161 wrote: »

Alright,i'll get back to my original point.

I can see where you are coming from. Why should that money go to that family when the mother is the one that caused it.

The injuries are for the poor child. The money will be put into a fund and it will be carefully used to make the quality of his life as good as is possible.

Granted, that will include renovating the house, which the mother will indirectly benefit from, but she will also have to care for him for the rest of her life.

Tragic case - if I were the mother I don't know how I could live with myself to be honest.

At the end of the story it says..

"Separately, the MIBI secured a judgment against Margaret Kennedy for the full amount of the settlement.

John Casey, chief executive of the MIBI, said the settlement was in proportion to the injuries Cullen had sustained.

Casey said the MIBI would seek “all available action, and all available legal means” to recovery any of the settlement which was not ultimately used for the medical treatment, as it did in all cases.

In 2010, the last year for which figures are available, MIBI incurred costs of some €58.9 million meeting claims against uninsured and untraceable drivers.

Because the MIBI is funded by the commercial motor insurance companies, this is then passed onto drivers’ premiums – with the Irish Brokers’ Association estimating that the costs add approximately €30 to the price of each motorist’s insurance premium each year."

fullstop · 24-01-2017 11:10AM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

What I find astonishing is how the Garda twitter account is the one to follow.
Because road traffic offences are the only worthwhile crime worth Tweeting.

Would you rather the traffic corps put up a few pictures of murder victims :rolleyes:

Yakuza · 24-01-2017 11:51AM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

so you add an extra penalty because somebody crashed into them?

Someone has no business being on the road if they are uninsured.
Quite frankly if you're uninsured, then *you* accept the risk for being there and no one should have to indemnify you as you've chosen to not take out insurance. The extra penalty is there to discourage it in the first place.

I'm not necessarily talking about someone whose policy has fallen through due to a missed payment or banking failure, but I'm talking about the small (but growing, it would seem) cohort that make a conscious decision to not take out their legally required insurance to be on the road legitimately.

ohnonotgmail · 24-01-2017 11:59AM

Yakuza wrote: »

Someone has no business being on the road if they are uninsured.
Quite frankly if you're uninsured, then *you* accept the risk for being there and no one should have to indemnify you as you've chosen to not take out insurance. The extra penalty is there to discourage it in the first place.

I'm not necessarily talking about someone whose policy has fallen through due to a missed payment or banking failure, but I'm talking about the small (but growing, it would seem) cohort that make a conscious decision to not take out their legally required insurance to be on the road legitimately.

quite frankly this is nonsense.

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