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Hi,
I am not sure if this is the right place, but I was really hoping someone may have some advice.
Back in April, I was pulled in by the Gardai for driving in the bus lane. I should add that I was not actually driving in the bus lane, but I did enter it too early so I did break the law and I am not disputing this. For those of you who know Templeogue/Terenure, I was coming up to the Templeogue bridge from the Spawell, and was turning left and instead of waiting until after the bollard to enter the lane to turn, I pulled in just before it so technically I was in the bus lane.
As I said, I am not making excuses, I understand I should not have done this. When the lady pulled me over, she checked tax/insurance/nct etc which was all fine, and then asked me to produce my drivers licence in the nearest Garda station within ten days. I also received a sixty euro fine.
I paid the fine immediately, and produced my licence two days later in the station.
On Friday gone, I received a summons for court for not producing my insurance at the Garda station. The Garda never asked me to produce this document. If she had, I would have had no problem producing it on the same day I showed my licence.
My question is will I actually have to go to court that day? Should I have a solicitor?
Is this a common procedure in our Country? I just think it is such a waste of courts time and tax payers money if this is the kind of cases that are being brought before a judge.
Has anyone else ever had a similar experience?
I am not sure if this is the right place, but I was really hoping someone may have some advice.
Back in April, I was pulled in by the Gardai for driving in the bus lane. I should add that I was not actually driving in the bus lane, but I did enter it too early so I did break the law and I am not disputing this. For those of you who know Templeogue/Terenure, I was coming up to the Templeogue bridge from the Spawell, and was turning left and instead of waiting until after the bollard to enter the lane to turn, I pulled in just before it so technically I was in the bus lane.
As I said, I am not making excuses, I understand I should not have done this. When the lady pulled me over, she checked tax/insurance/nct etc which was all fine, and then asked me to produce my drivers licence in the nearest Garda station within ten days. I also received a sixty euro fine.
I paid the fine immediately, and produced my licence two days later in the station.
On Friday gone, I received a summons for court for not producing my insurance at the Garda station. The Garda never asked me to produce this document. If she had, I would have had no problem producing it on the same day I showed my licence.
My question is will I actually have to go to court that day? Should I have a solicitor?
Is this a common procedure in our Country? I just think it is such a waste of courts time and tax payers money if this is the kind of cases that are being brought before a judge.
Has anyone else ever had a similar experience?