Garda Traffic Corps and possibility of speeding fine.

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Suzy

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Hi All,

Just wondering can anyone clarify this for me. Last night on the way home from work I spotted the traffic corps out with the speed gun on a tripod. I was going over the limit by about 10km. Do they have to pull you in on the spot or can they just post a fine to you?

Thanks
 
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hi Suzy
I am know expert but as far as I am aware it can just come through the mail but the same thing has happen me on a couple of occasions with the gatso vans and I never received any fine or points .I think 10 km over in a 30 zone yes but maybe 10 km over in a 100 zone might get let away depends on the guard .A friend of mine got caught Tuesday night 120 in a 80 garda was nice to him told him he had know choice had to give him the points and the fine.they were both laughing about it .(my mates first points )and he drives a van every day would not worry on less your on 10 points now.
 
If you were in a 100kmph zone with a speedo reading of 110kmpm, chances are you were actually close enough to the 100kmph not to have to worry.
 
I was travelling in a 50km zone. Guess I will just have to wait and see I suppose. I just thought that they had to pull you in.
 
From my own experience a few years ago, the first I knew I'd been caught speeding (50mph in a 40mph zone) was when I got the penalty notice in the post. Wasn't stopped, didn't even see the Gatso van.

I paid the fine, got 2 points and learned my lesson.
 
same happened to me few years back over for the weekend hired car at dublin airport.
travelling up to sligo got home few weeks later visa bill dropped through the door and noticed extra £60 on the bill when i phoned avis and asked what the extra charge was.
they said that i was caught speeding at naas did not even see the camera
no points on licence:D

paul
 
Good news if it was just a gard with a tripod stand and he didnt pull you in then your in the clear the only find for spedding you get in the post is from the gatso van or the fixed camera
 
shay24 said:
Good news if it was just a gard with a tripod stand and he didnt pull you in then your in the clear the only find for spedding you get in the post is from the gatso van or the fixed camera
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I'll second that. My friend is a guard and told me that too. I will add caveat that if tripod is on bridge over road you can still just get fine posted out.
 
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NOODELS said:
A friend of mine got caught Tuesday night 120 in a 80 garda was nice to him told him he had know choice had to give him the points and the fine.they were both laughing about it
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A full 40kph - 50% - over the speed limit and they were both "laughing"?!

Very professional. :rolleyes:
 
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Caveat said:
A full 40kph - 50% - over the speed limit and they were both "laughing"?!

Very professional. :rolleyes:
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Ireland's speed limits are woefully low in some cases. there are a number of 6 lane dual carriageways in Dublin that have 80kph speed limits. these roads are perfectly capable of handling speed of 120kph (if we gauge their capabilities in direct comparison with our motorways were 120kph is legal)

so they may well have been laughing at the idiocy of our speed limits. :rolleyes:
 
Deisce said:
I'll second that. My friend is a guard and told me that too. I will add caveat that if tripod is on bridge over road you can still just get fine posted out.
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That is correct. The Garda has to pull you over and show you either the speed registered on the gun, or a print-out before processing it. The GATSO doesn't as they have photographic/video evidence on file.
 
Bob_tg said:
That is correct. The Garda has to pull you over and show you either the speed registered on the gun, or a print-out before processing it. The GATSO doesn't as they have photographic/video evidence on file.
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not true - the hand held ones are the ones they have to pull you in - the tripod ones have an integrated camera etc so they can just record and post out the fines.
 
nai said:
not true - the hand held ones are the ones they have to pull you in - the tripod ones have an integrated camera etc so they can just record and post out the fines.
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Nai - You are wrong. Where did you hear that the tripod has 'an integrated camera etc'?

I have just spoken with someone who is a garda and is in the traffic corps.

The tripod and hand-held are exactly the same things. Neither has a camera. In both cases, the garda has to pull you over.
 
The hand held "gun" can also be used with a tripod. This makes it easier to zone-in from a longer distance and you'd be stopped at the time of the offence. It looks like the old hair dryer type.

There is also a tripod mounted unit fitted with a camera which does not require the alleged offender to be stopped on the spot.

The former is by far the most common, but both are in use.
 
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deadwood said:
There is also a tripod mounted unit fitted with a camera which does not require the alleged offender to be stopped on the spot.

The former is by far the most common, but both are in use.
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Deadwood - where is your source of this information? The reference for this information be it opinion or otherwise (or misinformation) should really be identified.

As I said earlier, my source is a very experienced member of the garda traffic corps who actually trains other gardai in the use of such devices. He quite clearly stated that there is no camera on or with any hand-held or tripod. To quote him, "the tripod is merely a holding device for the hand-held guns".

The only cameras are used by the gardai in Ireland are either stationery (these are the permanent fixtures on the sides of roads - not tripods) or in the GATSO vehicles (vans temporarily parked in various places).

May be my source is mistaken, but it is a good source of information.

If this argument goes on, will we have to get an official statement from the Garda Press Office? :confused:
 
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Deadwood - where is your source of this information? The reference for this information be it opinion or otherwise (or misinformation) should really be identified.
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I've been known to dabble as a guard in my free time!
I'm not in traffic though - my parents are married.:D
 
I was driving along the north road this morning, admittedly overdoing it on the speed 65kph in a 60kph stretch. I saw the gatso van camera flash :-( but I think I may have been to close and it was actually catching the car immediately behind me. The front of my car was parrallel with the back of the van when it flashed. Could it be that I was ok and it was the car behind me ?
 
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