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Constantly. I clearly look untrustworthy*. And my car (Fiat Panda 100 - boyracer yet obscure at the same time) is even more untrustworthy. I've been blipped twice in the same journey - checkpoint at the then Lucan traffic lights and outside Lidl Maynooth (still a common location)

I'd be surprised if there someone in Ireland thats done more breath tests than me that doesn't own a Civic or Starlet/Glanza and isn't over the age of 17!

* I do also have a habit of driving (sober!) back from nightclubs and parties at 3-6am.

sudo911 wrote: »

Once before, but couldnt keep blowing to take a reading... have asthma and once I produced my inhaler - was sent on my way! :rolleyes:

[rant]I suffer from asthma quite badly but never had a problem blowing into the breathalyser. I think the "I have asthma" excuse is used a bit too often.[/rant]

BTW: Twice in eleven years driving.

Valentines day last year was the only time.



Breathalyser like..

Never been breathalized in over 15 yrs driving.

I'm 20 years driving, never been breathalysed, even when I was working odd hours, late nights, and weekends ... well over 20K some years.

Stopped for tax/insurance checks at least once a year.

Speed traps at least once a month.

challengemaster wrote: »

I find it hilarious though. Town I lived in most of my life - between 12-1 if you wandered around the town on a fri/sat night, there wouldn't be a parking space to hand(12 pubs or so over a mile stretch). Go out again at 4, there's about 15-20 cars max in the town. Ridiculous tbh

Thats something I have pondered about also once or twice as such is the scenario in my own local town also, albeit with a lot more pubs. Strange thing is you would seldom see people ordering a soft drink in the bars. It just doesn't really add up to me either.

Have being breath tested 3 times in over eight years of driving at over 20k miles per annum and would be on the road late in evenings/ at night at weekends quite a lot from time to time. Could understand how it would be impossible for somebody with asthma to provide a specimen...it was tough going for me to get that beep!

8 Years driving and havent been tested.

I always get waved through, guess of all things "boyracer" cars arent seen as "drunkin drivers"

Twice in 4 years. Both the same night, in the same town, about 45 seconds apart, second garda didn't believe me when i said i'd already done it, even though i assume they knew about the other checkpoint. Both results zero of course. :pac:

I think I've only been tested once. I tend to end up driving quite a lot over Christmas and other times when they supposedly increase checkpoints, so I'm surprised I haven't been tested more often.

Just so ye know.....each Traffic member in the country on average breath tests between 50 -100 motorists....each day.

MAT checkpoints in each district in the country is done about 8 times on average everyday from morning to night.

23 years driving - never been tested in this country
now thats gone and cursed it !

never in 15+ years driving

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Never been breathalysed in 5 years. Just out of interest, if they were stopping people to breathalyse them, would they also check the whole tax, nct, insurance at the same time?

Yes, generally thats what the checkpoint is for. Checking for rta offences and criminals. Mandatory alcohol testing is an add on for a CP.

You have have passed through these checkpoints several times....spoke to Gardaí and they never decided to test you. Random and all that.