A couple of weeks ago at the Waterford Road roundabout on the Kilkenny ring road I witnessed an appalling piece of driving where a white van carrying roofing ladders shot straight through the roundabout ignoring the right of way of two cars approaching from the right. The driver was on the phone, face obscured by the phone and the cover. I got the reg and at the first opportunity phoned the local Guards with as much detail as I could.
I got a call back from the Guards saying they had failed to intercept the van and thus were not in a position to identify the driver. They did provide the information that the van was registered in the name of a woman. I was asked if I wanted to make a statement and initially I said yes, but on mature reflection I decided it was a waste of time. I could not provide a description of the driver although my initial impressions were of a male, and because the van hadn't been stopped, we had no idea as to the identity of the driver on the day.
The Guard concerned then informed that she required me to make a statement to her about not making a statement, the first time I've ever heard of this being a requirement in law.
Anyone else experience this latest bureaucratic make-work nonsense?
I got a call back from the Guards saying they had failed to intercept the van and thus were not in a position to identify the driver. They did provide the information that the van was registered in the name of a woman. I was asked if I wanted to make a statement and initially I said yes, but on mature reflection I decided it was a waste of time. I could not provide a description of the driver although my initial impressions were of a male, and because the van hadn't been stopped, we had no idea as to the identity of the driver on the day.
The Guard concerned then informed that she required me to make a statement to her about not making a statement, the first time I've ever heard of this being a requirement in law.
Anyone else experience this latest bureaucratic make-work nonsense?