Are we taking uninsured driving seriously?


Exactly; as happens in Germany (and probably many other European countries). Isn't it strange that our competent (sic) lawmakers failed to include such a provision in the first place?
 
Marsupial said:
And did it strike you that uninsured and unlicenced drivers are unlikely to give the Garda their right name!
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Seriously? Do you think they are all driving stolen cars? You know it's a criminal offence to provide a false name?

Once they fail to produce at a station (as is required when you don't show them on the scene, who do you think the Gardai will call to?

I note that the trial of digital driving licences has been deemed a success and we will all be able to download digital copies of our licences to our phones 'by year end'. That digital copy will satisfy the requirement to carry your license while driving.
 
Oh if only someone took a little piece of card off him, this never would have happened.
 

I hadn't heard about that before now but I see it was in the papers recently - great news.
 
The car should be confiscated and sold at a police auction.

Where a vehicle is stopped and the drive is uninsured the car should be impounded immediately. Unless the driver can show a very good reason for driving without insurance the vehicle should be confiscated and sold. If the driver does get the car back they should have to pay a fine and the full cost of impounding their vehicle before it is returned. If they don't pay the fine and costs within 7 days the car should be confiscated and sold.

The same should happen for those driving with high levels of drugs and/or alcohol in their system. Criminal prosecutions should follow.
 
THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES have been seized in recent months since gardaí have been able to check a driver’s insurance status via an app.
Under the new system, which was introduced in January, frontline gardaí have access to the information details of more than three million vehicles.
Following its introduction at the start of the year, the new system has led to the seizure of 7,307 vehicles. Some 1,840 vehicles were seized last month relating to no insurance.

Thousands of vehicles seized as gardaí check motor insurance status via app

Following its introduction in January, the new system has led to the seizure of 7,307 vehicles.
www.thejournal.ie
 


The key (and unanswered) question is: what are the requirements for a seized car being returned to its owner?

If the answer is "it won't be returned until the registered owner can produce BOTH a valid licence and a valid insurance certificate" then we're seeing some progress.

Otherwise, what guarantee is there that the uninsured driver can't simply get his (licenced and insured) best mate to collect his car from the pound and return it to him next day?
 
Marsupial said:
The key (and unanswered) question is: what are the requirements for a seized car being returned to its owner?
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The procedure is well established, the owner must produce documentation to a Garda station in the district in which it was impounded demonstrating that the issue or issues that led to its seizure have been resolved. If satisfied the Gardai will issue a release form which the user then brings to the impound lot and presents along with payment for removal and storage charges. If there are concerns about roadworthiness, they can dictate that it only be release to a suitable recovery vehicle.
 
My oldest child was stopped on Tuesday night late in Dublin. She did not have her driving licence with her when asked for it, but did have a copy on her phone. Guard was able to determine if it was valid, if she was insured to drive the car she was in and if the car was taxed and insured. He seemed very happy with the photo she had of the licence. The new app the guards have seemed to work very well that night.
 
interesting article in the Cork Examiner at the weekend on this topic. It never crossed my innocent mind for second that people were buying and paying for insurance, then cancelling it and retaining the disk so that if the guard was checking discs visually, it looked fine, Again, something the new app should put a stop to
 
Some insurers have been issuing print at home discs for a number of years now, very easy to modify one of those to suit were you so inclined.
 
Leo said:
Some insurers have been issuing print at home discs for a number of years now, very easy to modify one of those to suit were you so inclined.
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Printed mine yesterday. Looks very 'fake'!!
 

Gardaí unable to cope with ‘sheer scale’ of road traffic crimes flagged by ANPR cameras

Members of Garda roads policing units targeting drivers flagged for multiple crimes as those drivers flagged for single offences too numerous to pursue
www.irishtimes.com
 
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