Brendan Burgess
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Milk-van owner, Brian Fortune from Glenhill Drive, [broken link removed] East, Dublin, was fined €16,000. The NRA witness said that between May 22nd and May 24th last there were nine journeys made by his van and each toll would have cost €3.90 because of the classification of his vehicle.
What is the likelihood that the fine will ever be paid. Very small I suggest.
Almost 8.5k people were jailed here last year for non-payment of fines,
the 2014 Fines Act that was supposed to cut down on the numbers being jailed by encouraging alternatives such as wage attachment orders or community service.
I would think that most people who live their lives like this, not paying toll fees for example, would hardly be deterred by a single night in jail.
Are attachment orders being issued now, I thought there was some hold up with these.
Expect all you want but the likelihood is that few will pay anythingHello,
Getting back to the fines for the repeat offenders who didn't pay their tolls, I'm delighted for them and expect all of them to be pursued to ensure that payment is obtained from every single one of them (assuming none can actually prove they are innocent, but I doubt they can at this stage).
Then I hope the courts take further action against them.
Judgement mortgages, sherrifs calling to their doors to collect, prison terms (where they actually stay in and get to enjoy all of the "fringe benefits") - long past time we started dealing with all crime properly, so let there be no exceptions for those who don't pay their tolls
Well, if you hit someone and don't have insurance you can end up with a life-ruining bill!
There is a key difference between can't pay and will not pay, as I'm sure you will appreciate.
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