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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: John m on January 21, 2022, 02:41:45 pm

Title: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: John m on January 21, 2022, 02:41:45 pm
6 euro fare from the shops to the Garda Station .Lad was up in court this morning getting his car back .He is on a 1 year driving ban and the Gards stopped him took the car off of him .He went to court to get his car back and got it ,Because when he got his ban the judge said his licence was to be endorsed .He has a Privisional licence and it seems only full licences can be endorsed .He argued that if that was correct then he could continue to drive on a provisional until he passed his test to facilitate the endorsement .Sounds far fetched if thats true then Provisional driving licence holders cannot be banned if their licence is to be endorsed as they would have no way of getting a licence to endorse so the sentence is un enforceable ??
Title: Re: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: watty on January 21, 2022, 05:11:32 pm
Wouldn't surprise me.  Weren't people avoiding endorsements/bans simply by not bringing their licence to court?  The Guards/officials never chased it.
Title: Re: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: silverbullet on January 21, 2022, 06:19:55 pm
6 euro fare from the shops to the Garda Station .Lad was up in court this morning getting his car back .He is on a 1 year driving ban and the Gards stopped him took the car off of him .He went to court to get his car back and got it ,Because when he got his ban the judge said his licence was to be endorsed .He has a Privisional licence and it seems only full licences can be endorsed .He argued that if that was correct then he could continue to drive on a provisional until he passed his test to facilitate the endorsement .Sounds far fetched if thats true then Provisional driving licence holders cannot be banned if their licence is to be endorsed as they would have no way of getting a licence to endorse so the sentence is un enforceable ??
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Title: Re: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: Shallow Hal on January 21, 2022, 06:36:04 pm
That sounds like bollox John!!
Title: Re: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: Bob Shillin on January 21, 2022, 06:38:20 pm
That sounds like bollox John!!
As albert and RC say, "That's John for ya".
Title: Re: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 22, 2022, 12:02:59 pm
You mean Tony... Abert for women, Tony for John...
Title: Re: You thought this country is mad (it Is )
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 22, 2022, 01:18:00 pm
If he turned up unaccompanied to collect the car with a Learner Permit An Garda Siochana would sieze it again as soon as he drove out of the pound regardless of any driving ban. A Learner Permit holder must be accompanied by a driver who has held a full licence for at least two years these days, erm.

If he was accompanied by a (fully) licensed driver said fully licensed driver could drive the car from the pound provided he produced adequate insurance cover i.e. it was the driver who was banned not the car.