Sorry about the short response last night but I was using a mobile phone to update my reply.....A bit more detail below...
A good friend of mine (who also invested in blackstones EU legislation and is a member of www.irishdrivers.org) bought a BMW 3 Series in the UK nearly a year ago now. In April of this year 3 customs officers arrive at his house on a Saturday morning.
They demanded that he hands over the keys as the car is illegal to drive in Ireland....followed by some more BS....some more info re tax evasion....they will call the guards if he doesn't comply.....and on and on...........so my friend just kept very calm during this lecture and refused to hand over the keys.
He told the customs guy's that he was currently in negotiations with the depatment of revenue - After about an hour the customs guys left and he hasn't heard anything since - He still is driving his BMW 320 with UK plates
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On the flip side I have heard of a case recently where a guy in Donegal was stopped by the guards for driving an NI registared car. He refused to hand over the keys so he was arrested. The Irish Drivers Assoc got straight on to the Guarda Ombudsman and now the arresting guarda himself is facing being charged with false arrest - I have not had an update on the outcome as yet.
where did you hear of this??...Ive searched the net and no trace - if a person is to refuse to hand over thier keys they would want to know on what legal footing they stand, not just heresay and speculation
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