Checkpoints... do they catch many?

veryangryman · 21-07-2013 11:22PM #1

The tax and insurance checks I mean. Just wondering. I see them from time to time but in same location. Surely the dodgers just take alternative routes.

Do they do them in random places where you are from? Me I have seen them in like 2 local locations in total. Just seems a bit thick not having greater element of surprise

C.K Dexter Haven · 21-07-2013 11:22PM

Many what?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 21-07-2013 11:24PM

God I haven't met a checkpoint in about 3 years, and even then it wasnt a proper checkpoint it was the armed unit obviously looking for a specific person

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 21-07-2013 11:29PM

They must or they wouldn't keep doing it.

Mr. G · 21-07-2013 11:29PM

I think Revenue will know if you haven't paid car tax, as they have your details once the car has paid VRT.

In fairness most people would have tax and insurance paid (or out just a few days)

Speed points however is a diffierent story, it would catch a lot I'd imagine.

C.K Dexter Haven · 21-07-2013 11:29PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Just seems a bit thick not having greater element of surprise

Does that then make you angry, like, very angry?

22-07-2013 12:08AM

How seriously do they take not having NCT?

donegal_road · 22-07-2013 12:14AM

Deleted User wrote: »

How seriously do they take not having NCT?

depends how long the NCT is up and whether you have applied to do one. Apply and have the appointment letter handy if you dont have the NCT.

Likewise with the tax, have a tax renewal form handy with the off-the-road category filled out, and have it stamped at the garda station. It looks as if you have made the effort.

endacl · 22-07-2013 12:20AM

I really don't know why they bother with checkpoints for tax/insurance/nct. Would it not be simpler and far more efficient to have a walk through the country's shopping centre carparks on any given Saturday? Those cars were all driven on the public road to get there, and they wouldn't cause those 'down-to-one-lane' checkpoint queues. One Guard with a radio could cover hundreds of cars in an afternoon, instead of tying up a whole shift plus vehicles.

Keep checkpoints for drink testing obviously. And no harm casting an eye over the discs while they're at it, but surely there's a better way of checking the revenue stuff?

S28382 · 22-07-2013 12:27AM

I once drove up to a checkpoint on a fairly long stretch of road you would see the checkpoint from a good distance away, either way from where they were there were adjoining roads so if you were trying to dodge em for whatever reason you could do so very easily, it was a stupid place for a checkpoint so i very much doubt it if they caught anyone that day.

cassid · 22-07-2013 12:56AM

Friend of mine is a Garda. He's says its all PR to show the public that the police are on the street, while they are doing traffic duty, the station is left minus Gardaí for serious issues. There seems to be loads of checkpoints now, there is even a facebook page, listing the latest checkpoints, speed guns etc, it's a busy ole page

22-07-2013 12:58AM

Haven't seen a checkpoint myself, in a while.

Mint Sauce · 22-07-2013 01:00AM

cassid wrote: »

Friend of mine is a Garda. He's says its all PR to show the public that the police are on the street, while they are doing traffic duty, the station is left minus Gardaí for serious issues. There seems to be loads of checkpoints now, there is even a facebook page, listing the latest checkpoints, speed guns etc, it's a busy ole page

Don't get them FB pages, as most of time by the time the poster gets home, and puts the information up, the check point is probably gone.

Bench Press · 22-07-2013 01:01AM

S28382 wrote: »

I once drove up to a checkpoint on a fairly long stretch of road you would see the checkpoint from a good distance away, either way from where they were there were adjoining roads so if you were trying to dodge em for whatever reason you could do so very easily, it was a stupid place for a checkpoint so i very much doubt it if they caught anyone that day.

If they spot someone doing a u-turn or dodging them coming up to a checkpoint and go after them, they are in deep ****

Rabies · 22-07-2013 01:06AM

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

Many what?

flying unicorns.

What the fvck do you think?

akura · 22-07-2013 01:12AM

I was stopped at a checkpoint last week. It must of been the good weather because I haven't seen one in ages.

S28382 · 22-07-2013 08:58PM

Bench Press wrote: »

If they spot someone doing a u-turn or dodging them coming up to a checkpoint and go after them, they are in deep ****

But no one has to do a u turn as there is other roads to just turn off on to thats why it was stupid where they had the check point.

For Forks Sake · 22-07-2013 09:05PM

donegal_road wrote: »

depends how long the NCT is up and whether you have applied to do one. Apply and have the appointment letter handy if you dont have the NCT.

Likewise with the tax, have a tax renewal form handy with the off-the-road category filled out, and have it stamped at the garda station. It looks as if you have made the effort.

Not any more, you have to make the declatarion before you take the car off the road. Also, the traffic corps cars have on board computers with access to all tax.nct etc status.

General General · 22-07-2013 09:11PM

Nothing like seeing the GS spring into action on their spotting some car halfway down the queue trying to do a U turn, especially if it's a boy-racer type.

kneemos · 22-07-2013 09:15PM

Got caught twice in one week for no seat belt,must be about ten years ago now though.

NuckingFacker · 22-07-2013 09:17PM

Mr. G wrote: »

I think Revenue will know if you haven't paid car tax, as they have your details once the car has paid VRT.

In fairness most people would have tax and insurance paid (or out just a few days)

Speed points however is a diffierent story, it would catch a lot I'd imagine.

You're posh, anyway. Next you'll be saying everyone has an NCT cert.. round here they seem to be regarded as obstructive to a clear view through the windscreen...

Reindeer · 22-07-2013 09:44PM

I fled on foot.

Sir Humphrey Appleby · 22-07-2013 09:48PM

Dont think they need as many checkpoints now, most Traffic Corps cars have an automated reader which reads the reg plate and can tell if the car is taxed and insured

oldyouth · 22-07-2013 09:49PM

donegal_road wrote: »

depends how long the NCT is up and whether you have applied to do one. Apply and have the appointment letter handy if you dont have the NCT.

I suddenly remembered today that mine is out next week. Went online to book it in and the earliest date I could get was 1st October at 4.20pm. Better keep the appointment sheet in the car

NuckingFacker · 22-07-2013 09:50PM

Old and grey wrote: »

Dont think they need as many checkpoints now, most Traffic Corps cars have an automated reader which reads the reg plate and can tell if the car is taxed and insured

Mucky plates, ftw.

aphex™ · 22-07-2013 09:53PM

Haven't seen one in a while.

However, the amount of cars they pull in the one outside IKEA they have from time to time.. it really is something to behold :eek:

Uriel. · 22-07-2013 09:59PM

cassid wrote: »

Friend of mine is a Garda. He's says its all PR to show the public that the police are on the street, while they are doing traffic duty, the station is left minus Gardaí for serious issues. There seems to be loads of checkpoints now, there is even a facebook page, listing the latest checkpoints, speed guns etc, it's a busy ole page

I hate that bull**** trotted out about Gardai shouldn't be doing X, y or Z because it distracts them from "serious" issues.

Gardai are there to enforce the law no matter how trivial you might think it is (not that tax or insurance are trivial matters)

You'd swear that unless it's murder or rape, no other crime matters and we should all just go ahead and do what we like

NuckingFacker · 22-07-2013 10:01PM

aphex™ wrote: »

Haven't seen one in a while.

However, the amount of cars they pull in the one outside IKEA they have from time to time.. it really is something to behold :eek:

Ikea always deals in big volumes - and slight tightness... put two and two together..

Fsehnagorg · 22-07-2013 10:49PM

Old and grey wrote: »

Dont think they need as many checkpoints now, most Traffic Corps cars have an automated reader which reads the reg plate and can tell if the car is taxed and insured

Still get a fair share of diesel dipping and combined revenue check points.

They had a clamp down on small vans recently trying to catch out drivers who were on the live register. Apparently they caught out a lot of scrap metal dealers in the South East. No harm.

Mr. G · 23-07-2013 10:22AM

NuckingFacker wrote: »

You're posh, anyway. Next you'll be saying everyone has an NCT cert.. round here they seem to be regarded as obstructive to a clear view through the windscreen...

Well I'm definately not I can assure you! I suppose the reason nobody has NCTs in your area is because they all have new cars, rich feckers.

awec · 23-07-2013 11:10AM

The last two checkpoints I have seen have been on one way roads with no roads to turn off, so it wouldn't matter if you saw them in the distance - you had nowhere to go.

I have seen them have checkpoints with a flatbed truck sitting parked up, and cars parked behind it that they had obviously confiscated.

Checkpoints... do they catch many?

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