Check your penalty points

Siogfinsceal · 2006-10-09 12:19:12

Came home on Friday to find a letter saying I had been done for doing 93km in an 80 zone in September at Lucan. Was p*ssed off but I had been in that area at some time in September and then went to write a cheque but realised my licence was in the car. It was only when I went to get the licence that I realised that I had…

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#32 25-04-2007 10:06AM

Renegade_Archer

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I was under the presumption the squad cars(with John Q. Garda pointing a device at you) (as opposed to the gatso vans) used LIDAR, and as such had to stop you to nick you - whereas the fixed and van gatsos just took your picture and the notice arrived in the post later... am I correct?

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#33 25-04-2007 10:15AM

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Renegade_Archer wrote:

I was under the presumption the squad cars(with John Q. Garda pointing a device at you) (as opposed to the gatso vans) used LIDAR, and as such had to stop you to nick you - whereas the fixed and van gatsos just took your picture and the notice arrived in the post later... am I correct?

as far as i know, there are a couple of squad cars that have the equipment so they don't have to stop you. There are not many, but they exist, from what i have read on here.

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#34 25-04-2007 10:21AM

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Fey! wrote:

I know that this is OT, but is this "Boards Motors - dig up old threads day"???

I should hope not! Closed...

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