Archive for Dates / Events

  • Irish Drivers Subsidised Taxi Fare Proposal

    14.7.2010 Addressed to Minister for transport. Minister for the environment. Road safety Authority and the Commissioner for Taxi Regulation. Dear Sir or Madam, Due to the most recent road fatalities and the newly proposed drink driving law, The Irish Drivers Association would like to propos...

  • Irish Drivers meet Sinn Fein MEP & MLA Irish Drivers meet Sinn Fein MEP & MLA

    Press release 5.7.2010 A recent two hour meeting of the Irish Drivers Association has taken place in Stormont with Bairbre De Brun SF MEP and Martina Anderson SF MLA. Topics for discussion were the interference in the single European market by the Irish government and the failure to recogn...

  • Notice to all elected representatives

    To all Elected representatives. We the Irish Drivers Association now hold you responsible for the criminalisation of the people who elected you, by being prosecuted for VRT related charges by Customs, Gardai and the Courts. On the 8th of June 1972 we the Irish people amended the Irish constitut...

  • National Car Test new contract, Association meeting with Road Safety Authority

    To the board and the directors of the Road Safety Authority. Further to our last meeting with the association and their CEO Mr Noel Brett and prior to the issue of another contract on NCT, the association brought to the attention of Mr Noel Brett a few legalities that need to be addressed. 1...

  • The Late David Russell

    The Irish Drivers Association would like to express their deepest sympathy to the family of the late David Russell who passed away suddenly on thursday the 23rd of july. David will be a huge loss to the association and we were lucky to have his immense support and knowledge over the past 4 years. ...

  • LEGAL CHALLENGE TO VRT LEGAL CHALLENGE TO VRT

    Press Release 16th July 2009: VRT Challenge The Irish Driver’s Association have decided to legally challenge vehicle registration tax (VRT) under the Treaty of Rome in addition to section 140 of the 1992 Finance Act (which gives effect to VRT on new and imported vehicles into the state). It is ...

  • Irish Drivers letter to all Northern MLA members Irish Drivers letter to all Northern MLA members

    In response to numerous complaints from IDA members and the general public we recently wrote to all Northern Politicians outlining the unacceptable treatment of border motorists by Customs officers and members of the Gardai. Following on this from this senior members of the organisation have met wit...

  • The Irish Drivers Association was formed in Clare to protect the rights and opinions of the ordinary Irish motorist. The Irish Drivers Association was formed in Clare to protect the rights and opinions of the ordinary Irish motorist.

    We believe that for too long, motorists in this country have been ignored, notwithstanding the billions of Euro they pay the the exchequer each year. Almost every adult living in this country is a motorist. We should be one of the most powerful lobbies with a powerful voice. Our main efforts are ...

  • Donegal Protest (June 2006)

    Dear Taoiseach, We have written to you on a number of occasions in connection with various motoring issues, NCT, VRT etc. We have little or no response from the Minister of Transport even though thousands of our members disagree with his judgment and his predecessors. Members of the Irish D...