FabSwingers.com forum: Garda checkpoints

By *ontbesillywrapyourwilly OP Man
over a year ago

Tipperary

Will be out In force leading up to Xmas, doing their job etc. I always wonder why people highlight it on Facebook for e.g. "be careful garda checkpoint in x street". Isn't it the stupidity of a driver if they have no NCT, tax, insurance etc on their car, no?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jesus dont tell Ladylover he will be driving the country......

Ots like when people flash at speedvan points.... basically helping people break the law

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree people should know better but from my own experience it was always handy to know where the checkpoints were..I wasn’t speeding drinking or messing..I had all my paperwork but I was(not anymore) a provisional license driver with a job I had to drive to(no other way back arse of nowhere ) I had kids at home and I had bills to pay I was in waiting list for a test and I had no option but to drive and provide for my family so I took the risk and used these pages to my advantage..now though I’ve everything in place I don’t give the page a second look

my point being I’m on the fence some peoples reasons may be genuine some may just be crafty

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By *adylover321Man
over a year ago

navan

I’m on my way now too find our sexy beautiful lady guards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’m on my way now too find our sexy beautiful lady guards"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will be out In force leading up to Xmas, doing their job etc. I always wonder why people highlight it on Facebook for e.g. "be careful garda checkpoint in x street". Isn't it the stupidity of a driver if they have no NCT, tax, insurance etc on their car, no? "

Totally, plus add in people who are moronic enough to drink and drive. They could be the cause of killing someone useful.

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By *adylover321Man
over a year ago

navan

I only wish the are gorgeous I blame red rock

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By *ontbesillywrapyourwilly OP Man
over a year ago

Tipperary

Totally, plus add in people who are moronic enough to drink and drive. They could be the cause of killing someone useful.

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basically the posts are to stop people been caught.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Totally, plus add in people who are moronic enough to drink and drive. They could be the cause of killing someone useful.

basically the posts are to stop people been caught. "

I was agreeing with your latter point

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By *ontbesillywrapyourwilly OP Man
over a year ago

Tipperary

Totally, plus add in people who are moronic enough to drink and drive. They could be the cause of killing someone useful.

basically the posts are to stop people been caught.

I was agreeing with your latter point

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lovely pics btw. Lovely sight on a miserable Tuesday afternoon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Totally, plus add in people who are moronic enough to drink and drive. They could be the cause of killing someone useful.

basically the posts are to stop people been caught.

I was agreeing with your latter point

lovely pics btw. Lovely sight on a miserable Tuesday afternoon."

Thanks!!

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By *adylover321Man
over a year ago

navan

Anyone else agree with me about red rock

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By *osmicGateMan
over a year ago

louth

Theyre arent enough checkpoints tbh ..the amount of head bangers driving with no tax or insurance nct is staggering

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No need for updates this evening...i've never seen a check point when it's raining

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Theyre arent enough checkpoints tbh ..the amount of head bangers driving with no tax or insurance nct is staggering

Does having tax make you a safer driver?

I agree with most reasons for giving penalty points. But don't understand why not having tax or your driving license with you, help to make the roads safer?

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By *ustin 100Man
over a year ago

Galway

"Theyre arent enough checkpoints tbh ..the amount of head bangers driving with no tax or insurance nct is staggering

Does having tax make you a safer driver?

I agree with most reasons for giving penalty points. But don't understand why not having tax or your driving license with you, help to make the roads safer?"

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By *ustin 100Man
over a year ago

Galway

Its all about revenue, what is a garda doing for road safety, hiding behind a wall or a bush with a speed camera?

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By *osmicGateMan
over a year ago

louth

"Theyre arent enough checkpoints tbh ..the amount of head bangers driving with no tax or insurance nct is staggering

Does having tax make you a safer driver?

I agree with most reasons for giving penalty points. But don't understand why not having tax or your driving license with you, help to make the roads safer?"

No that has no effect on safety but having no car tax makes a mockery out of people who actually abide by the law and pay their way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree with that.

I used to live in a country where check points where published every day on the police website and reported on the radio where they where. And always they stayed out in the open lights on.

It was more about slowing down traffic etc than revenue raising. The idea being if everyone had a idea where they where they where less likely to be speeding or what ever in that area

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By *ustin 100Man
over a year ago

Galway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No that has no effect on safety but having no car tax makes a mockery out of people who actually abide by the law and pay their way

I don't feel mocked for people not paying their tax.

Why not just fine them? Penalty points are where brought in on the back of safety concerns. Not to revenue raising

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By *osmicGateMan
over a year ago

louth

No that has no effect on safety but having no car tax makes a mockery out of people who actually abide by the law and pay their way

I don't feel mocked for people not paying their tax.

Why not just fine them? Penalty points are where brought in on the back of safety concerns. Not to revenue raising "

Or how about just make them pay their way like most people do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whats with all the thumbs up? I bet your the sort of guy that laughs out loud at his own jokes.

And if you read my post you will see I'm all for the fines but not the points.

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By *samaleMan
over a year ago

tralee/newcastlewest

I guess it's fine for some who are able to pay their way with comfort the whole time.. but for others that might not be that well off might be behind on a few weeks of car tax or going 85 in a 80 zone so he isn't late for his second job or might have had a 3 or 4 pints 10 hours before hand but afraid he/she might fail the bag and be put off the road for two years basically ruining his or her life because they drive to work. I personally have no problem with someone flashing a light to give a heads up that there is a check point or speed van ahead and I never will have a problem with it, if the gards went into the town's and cities and now villages and cleaned them up by catching drug dealers, scumbags with guns and knives and rapists this country would once again be a nice place to live instead of catching Jimmy going for a slice pan with no tax.!!!!

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By *ustin 100Man
over a year ago

Galway

If it was realy about road safety, it would be high visibility cars blue lights ect, then people would slow down, what good is a fine in the post 2 days after someone has been killed

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By *osmicGateMan
over a year ago

louth

"Whats with all the thumbs up? I bet your the sort of guy that laughs out loud at his own jokes.

And if you read my post you will see I'm all for the fines but not the points.

oh right my issue wasn't with points its about making people pay their way like we all should do ..dont get your knickers in a twist..you are probably right about penalty point lad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I guess it's fine for some who are able to pay their way with comfort the whole time.. but for others that might not be that well off might be behind on a few weeks of car tax or going 85 in a 80 zone so he isn't late for his second job or might have had a 3 or 4 pints 10 hours before hand but afraid he/she might fail the bag and be put off the road for two years basically ruining his or her life because they drive to work. I personally have no problem with someone flashing a light to give a heads up that there is a check point or speed van ahead and I never will have a problem with it, if the gards went into the town's and cities and now villages and cleaned them up by catching drug dealers, scumbags with guns and knives and rapists this country would once again be a nice place to live instead of catching Jimmy going for a slice pan with no tax.!!!! "

You will always be left off if your a few weeks behind you tax.

People speeding and driving while over the legal limit have killed people on the road, so I have no pity regardless of the reasons for it.

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By *samaleMan
over a year ago

tralee/newcastlewest

Yes people doing 150kph and 15 pints drank and sit into a car , obviously everyone is against that.. that's not what I said. And there are young gards out there now and some old that would leave u off with absolutely nothing, dont fool yourself.!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes people doing 150kph and 15 pints drank and sit into a car , obviously everyone is against that.. that's not what I said. And there are young gards out there now and some old that would leave u off with absolutely nothing, dont fool yourself.!!"

I dont mean 150kph or 10pints....

I mean at all, the laws are there for a reason.

But thats just me, I am sure there are plenty people who agree with you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The guards aren’t armed enough - Iam not talking about guns

All Garda cars should be fitted with nppr.

This is a device that alerts the guards in there cars that such in such car in uninsured.

The amount of Un insured driver is unbelievable and that’s first hand.

Guards cars should be fitted with the above and if caught owner should be left at the side of the road - reguardless who’s in the car.

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By *samaleMan
over a year ago

tralee/newcastlewest

Its not right to drive without insurance, but most people arent insured because they can't afford as the price of insurance is so high this is due to the amount of wasters around scamming the system, no need for these devices if the price of insurance was fair.. for the record yes I have insurance tax and nct.!!!

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By *samaleMan
over a year ago

tralee/newcastlewest

And. They should be left at the side of the road regardless of who is in the car is the worst statement I have ever heard...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well I ll wait to see ur thoughts when you ve been in a major crash crash with an uninsured driver

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By *samaleMan
over a year ago

tralee/newcastlewest

My first line on insurance was "it's not right to drive without insurance"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely everyone should have insurance and Nct (doe in my case) but the car tax bothers me, you pay a lump sum once a year and then 60% at the pumps, then on top off that you pay tolls on roads that have already been paid of.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Definitely everyone should have insurance and Nct (doe in my case) but the car tax bothers me, you pay a lump sum once a year and then 60% at the pumps, then on top off that you pay tolls on roads that have already been paid of. "

God point here, but don't forgot about insurance company's that are stealing from us in white gloves.

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By *lavemale66Man
over a year ago

Carlow

I sit on the fence regarding the social media pages or other motorists flashing lights to warn of checkpoints/speedvans. What really gets my goat is the amount of unmarked Garda vehicles on road policing duty, I can't but think it's all a revenue raising exercise, surely if it wasn't wouldn't more marked vehicles be the better option and make road users aware that there are patrols out and about?

I'm of the view that unmarked cars have their place in detecting/investigating criminal activity such as thefts, drugs etc but not in routine road policing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are Unmarked vans at the side of the roads that are speed camera vans with a guard inside.

And don’t forget speed camera vans are dual way - you can be caught either side of the van and can work on motor ways

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I only wish the are gorgeous I blame red rock "

Lol

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By *ohndunboyneMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne & Dublin

I believe that there is an add on for Garmin/other GPS stuff that alerts you if you are coming close to a speed van. Don't think it includes the random traffic corps ones though. At least it would prevent you being stung by the vans that sit just after a 100kph drops to an 80/60kph. No question as to their motives.

Meath is ridiculous too, as I don't know of anywhere around me where the limit is more than 80kph, other than motorways. That's 50mph in old money. Trying to keep under that, on roads as wide as dual carriageway in many places, with feck all houses around is seriously frustrating!!

Agreed on the insurance/ tax/nct should all be up to date, immediately after the government stop the vrt ripoff and smack the insurance companies into reasonable prices and European wide market competition.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think I just logged into Facebook there few bitching over road tax Insurance and Nct

lol

And I am sure you all have broken the speed limit at some point

Your Nct is only as good as it’s last service

If you don’t like the check point sites don’t look at them

I biggest problem on the roads is the phone texting while driving and fallen asleep

There aren’t to many on hear that don’t text and drive maybe heading for a meet or something

So you can have all the paper work of the day and still be guilty of a driving offense

So really it’s swings and roundabouts

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