points from down south

[daves106]

a while ago i got caught speeding down south and i paid my fine. this morning i got a letter from the irish department of transport saying i have got 2 penalty points. does anyone know if this will effect my licence

 

[Crimson Viper]

emm i can answer this for you, the answer is yes (nearly 100% sure). the points stand. Came into a law a few weeks ago between the north and the south.
But if it happened before the law came in, then you might be safe.

 

[daves106]

it happened in november only got that letter this morning though

 

[Crimson Viper]

ring an insurance company, but not the one your with and ask them what would happen if you were caught speeding in the south, would you get points on your lienece or not, that you just want to know for future ref. If they say no, bin the piece of paper.

 

[kamili]

As far as I know, you will have points put on your license.
You should contact the DVLNI and see what they say, or take a look maybe they have something on their website about it.

 

[Crimson Viper]

well until a few weeks ago english and northern reg cars couldn't get points down here, and the speed cameras couldn't do anything to them either.

 

[kamili]

Possibly true but I have heard of english and northern cars getting huge hassle as a result!

 

[ZS]

Unless you've got a Irish driving licence, ignore it.

Only time you need to worry is if you get something from the PSNI or the DVLNI. A two-bit police 'force' from a foreign country has no say in what happens to your UK licence.

 

[Crimson Viper]

they do now ZS, law has being passed on it.
and dont call our police force "two bit".

 

[kamili]

Unless you've got a Irish driving licence, ignore it.

Only time you need to worry is if you get something from the PSNI or the DVLNI. A two-bit police 'force' from a foreign country has no say in what happens to your UK licence.

They Do Now!!

Its been passed as a law recently along with some other changes to the points system down south.

You do need to watch out on the roads down there now as they can issue you with a hefty fine, and give you points!

UK, NI and the Republic all now have access to the databases that hold details of their respective road users and thats how they would get your address if caught by a speed camera.

 

[Cess]

Not as far as I know. I will find out for definite this afternoon.

 

[six_impressive_hours]

a while ago i got caught speeding down south and i paid my fine. this morning i got a letter from the irish department of transport saying i have got 2 penalty points. does anyone know if this will effect my licence

Did they ask for you to send your license to them?

 

[kamili]

Not as far as I know. I will find out for definite this afternoon.

Its all over the irish newspapers and has been passed.

http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=7291&lang=ENG&loc=1887

 

[Cess]

Daves 106 - you can tell them to **** right off.

Here's the crack:

As of the 9th February the UK and Republic of Ireland transport ministers have signalled their intention to co-operate on driving dis-qualifications. That is all.

Press release here: http://www.nics.gov.uk/press/env/060209f-env.htm

The Republic of Ireland government have pressed the authorities in Northern Ireland for mutual recognition of penalty points, but the Northern Ireland ministers have yet to implement anything

i.e. if you get points down there they count for **** all up here.

 

[kamili]

Ah I have been mis-informed by the newspapers so!
hehe my apologies!

 

[Cess]

What they annouced was that if you get banned from driving in the Republic you will not be able to apply for a driving licence in Northern Ireland or drive or our roads and vice versa. This is not legislation yet, it is something they are intending to do.

There is definitely no mutual recognition of penalty points though.

No probs K. Welcome to the site btw

 

[kamili]

What they annouced was that if you get banned from driving in the Republic you will not be able to apply for a driving licence in Northern Ireland or drive or our roads and vice versa. This is not legislation yet, it is something they are intending to do.

There is definitely no mutual recognition of penalty points though.

No probs K. Welcome to the site btw

I have read it somewhere very recently, I think the irish times might be the culprit!

Thanks, and I'm already starting fights! Great way to begin huh

 

[daves106]

thats good i was starting to worry there must have just been sent out automatically they didnt ask for my licence or anything so that will hopefully be the end of it

thanks for the advice

 

[kamili]

thats good i was starting to worry there must have just been sent out automatically they didnt ask for my licence or anything so that will hopefully be the end of it

thanks for the advice

Did you give them your address?

 

[daves106]

well yeah i had got the fine and paid it in november then got this through the door earlier saying i had points

 

[Steve C]

Just to clarify, there is no legislation in place yet either North or South about this. They are only discussing it at the minute.

They cannot put points on your NI licence yet. Bin the letter.

 

[big cyril]

Beware false prophets.

 

[kamili]

Beware false prophets.

huh? who is?

 

[JayT]

i might just be the paddy plod taking the pi55 again, sure when the peace process started and the ruc and the gardi 5hitinthecorner started sharing information the gardi sent up an heap of parking tickets which had amassed on there system, my dad recieved one for parking ofence which was about 12 years outta date.

Give them an inch they take a mile.

 

[Baz C]

Unless you've got a Irish driving licence, ignore it.

Only time you need to worry is if you get something from the PSNI or the DVLNI. A two-bit police 'force' from a foreign country has no say in what happens to your UK licence.

couldn't have put it better myself