Comments on: LEGAL CHALLENGE TO VRT http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/ Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: admin http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 admin Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:02:52 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-1415 Hi James The first stage is to get the parliament to agree that there is a legitimate case to be answered and this will be decided in mid juse. The wheels of justice do however grind very slowly Hi James

The first stage is to get the parliament to agree that there is a legitimate case to be answered and this will be decided in mid juse. The wheels of justice do however grind very slowly

]]> By: james http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 james Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:51:48 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-1373 i live in n.ireland,and was thinking of giving my car to my daughter who lives in Dublin,does anyone know if she would have to pay vrt,if i keep the car in my name.kind regards seamus i live in n.ireland,and was thinking of giving my car to my daughter who lives in Dublin,does anyone know if she would have to pay vrt,if i keep the car in my name.kind regards seamus

]]> By: Paddy http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Paddy Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:02:44 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-487 Can anyone say when the case will be taken to the EU court. I have a UK company car,but live in Donegal, and have to store the vehicle in the short term? Can anyone say when the case will be taken to the EU court. I have a UK company car,but live in Donegal, and have to store the vehicle in the short term?

]]> By: Emma http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Emma Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-310 donegallad, in regards to your question "Can they still take your car even though all your documents are ni?" Yes they can. Well they cant really but they still do. I live in Monaghan and they are rife around here. I was heading to work very early one morning around 5am and I saw them in an unmarked vehicle coming out of a housing estate that I know well and I know a few people living in there have ni reg cars. How sneaky is that?!? If the ni reg car is parked in the south more than 4 nights per week then they will seize it. I think they only watch your movements in the car if they cant prove at the roadside when they stop you that your living in the south. Probably in your case, the fact that you even have a northern licence they mightnt be able to take it off you there and then... My partner got stopped in my ni reg car and they couldn't do anything because the car wasn't in his name. He just said that I was from such and such a place in the north (I obviously have an address in the north) and he was from Monaghan and he was just borrowing it...So maybe a loop hole would be to put the car in someone elses name!! I was going to pay the VRT and be done with it just for the peace of mind but I will see if I can get away with it until this case in July is over... donegallad, in regards to your question “Can they still take your car even though all your documents are ni?” Yes they can. Well they cant really but they still do. I live in Monaghan and they are rife around here. I was heading to work very early one morning around 5am and I saw them in an unmarked vehicle coming out of a housing estate that I know well and I know a few people living in there have ni reg cars. How sneaky is that?!? If the ni reg car is parked in the south more than 4 nights per week then they will seize it. I think they only watch your movements in the car if they cant prove at the roadside when they stop you that your living in the south. Probably in your case, the fact that you even have a northern licence they mightnt be able to take it off you there and then…
My partner got stopped in my ni reg car and they couldn’t do anything because the car wasn’t in his name. He just said that I was from such and such a place in the north (I obviously have an address in the north) and he was from Monaghan and he was just borrowing it…So maybe a loop hole would be to put the car in someone elses name!!

I was going to pay the VRT and be done with it just for the peace of mind but I will see if I can get away with it until this case in July is over…

]]> By: Martin Mc D http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Martin Mc D Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:46:40 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-278 In Letterkenny post of thursday 17 june 2010 it appears we have the Donegal Co Council speaking up against VRT saying about the unjust tax notice they did'nt say ILLEGAL tax but sure we'll see how it goes. In Letterkenny post of thursday 17 june 2010 it appears we have the Donegal Co Council speaking up against VRT saying about the unjust tax notice they did’nt say ILLEGAL tax but sure we’ll see how it goes.

]]> By: Gombeen Nation http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Gombeen Nation Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:08:35 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-255 Good luck with the challenge. I think citizens can take a case to the EU if they are directly affected. I know someone did it with the Irish Government ban on it's citizens buying premium bonds from other EU states. I will try to find out about it. Good luck with the challenge. I think citizens can take a case to the EU if they are directly affected. I know someone did it with the Irish Government ban on it’s citizens buying premium bonds from other EU states. I will try to find out about it.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Bruce Sat, 22 May 2010 04:41:40 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-245 http://www.inishowennews.com/06VRT0408.htm http://www.inishowennews.com/06VRT0408.htm

]]> By: Bruce http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Bruce Fri, 21 May 2010 03:58:25 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-244 Well there was another recent blitz on VRT dodgers in the satellite areas around Derry over the past 2 days and from what I've heard they've lifted 25 or more cars with about a hundred customs officers all over Donegal in Letterkenny, Lifford, Killea, Burnfoot, Bridgend and down in Muff (couldn't resist it). Firstly, it makes my blood boil to drive in fear (yes I drive a UK reg car) of being prosecuted by a body of civil servants who are being regularly fined for breaking EU law themselves, yet openly enforcing this gerrymandered policy on us the people of Ireland. Surely our democratic vote should allow us, the people, to decide how laws are governed or are we just fooling ourselves and the reality is that we live in a police state of federalised authority. Secondly, exactly what rights do we have as individuals to challenge this Stalinist oppression? Exactly how can we respond and where do we stand when directly confronted by the customs people, I'd really love to know. Maybe if I read this site I'll find out but I'm absolutely spitting bullets right now and can't think straight so I jumped straight to this comment, I just needed to vent. How is the petition progressing? Can we march on the Oireachtas in protest? Take to the streets like the poll tax protests in England. Let those in power know how the people really feel. Anyone with me? Well there was another recent blitz on VRT dodgers in the satellite areas around Derry over the past 2 days and from what I’ve heard they’ve lifted 25 or more cars with about a hundred customs officers all over Donegal in Letterkenny, Lifford, Killea, Burnfoot, Bridgend and down in Muff (couldn’t resist it). Firstly, it makes my blood boil to drive in fear (yes I drive a UK reg car) of being prosecuted by a body of civil servants who are being regularly fined for breaking EU law themselves, yet openly enforcing this gerrymandered policy on us the people of Ireland. Surely our democratic vote should allow us, the people, to decide how laws are governed or are we just fooling ourselves and the reality is that we live in a police state of federalised authority. Secondly, exactly what rights do we have as individuals to challenge this Stalinist oppression? Exactly how can we respond and where do we stand when directly confronted by the customs people, I’d really love to know. Maybe if I read this site I’ll find out but I’m absolutely spitting bullets right now and can’t think straight so I jumped straight to this comment, I just needed to vent. How is the petition progressing? Can we march on the Oireachtas in protest? Take to the streets like the poll tax protests in England. Let those in power know how the people really feel. Anyone with me?

]]> By: matt osullivan http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-243 matt osullivan Wed, 19 May 2010 21:55:03 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-243 stopped yesterday in aldi car park in buncrana co donegal i told them the car was my ex girlfriends and she lives in the north and gave them car documents and papers and i told them i live in the south they told me i can not borrow a northern car with out paying vrt it is illegal to drive a northern car even if its a loaned car and im insured they then asked me my sons name who is 3 and was with me they called social welfare to see who was claiming child benifit for my son is that legel bring back the old days when they had manners on the border stopped yesterday in aldi car park in buncrana co donegal
i told them the car was my ex girlfriends and she lives in the north and gave them car documents and papers and i told them i live in the south they told me i can not borrow a northern car with out paying vrt it is illegal to drive a northern car even if its a loaned car and im insured they then asked me my sons name who is 3 and was with me they called social welfare to see who was claiming child benifit for my son is that legel bring back the old days when they had manners on the border

]]> By: Derryman in Donegal http://www.irishdrivers.org/dates-events/legal-challenge-to-vrt/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Derryman in Donegal Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:25:41 +0000 http://www.irishdrivers.org/?p=112#comment-187 Well there was another recent blitz on VRT dodgers in the satellite areas around Derry over the past 2 days and from what I've heard they've lifted 25 or more cars with about a hundred customs officers all over Donegal in Letterkenny, Lifford, Killea, Burnfoot, Bridgend and down in Muff (couldn't resist it). Firstly, it makes my blood boil to drive in fear (yes I drive a UK reg car) of being prosecuted by a body of civil servants who are being regularly fined for breaking EU law themselves, yet openly enforcing this gerrymandered policy on us the people of Ireland. Surely our democratic vote should allow us, the people, to decide how laws are governed or are we just fooling ourselves and the reality is that we live in a police state of federalised authority. Secondly, exactly what rights do we have as individuals to challenge this Stalinist oppression? Exactly how can we respond and where do we stand when directly confronted by the customs people, I'd really love to know. Maybe if I read this site I'll find out but I'm absolutely spitting bullets right now and can't think straight so I jumped straight to this comment, I just needed to vent. How is the petition progressing? Can we march on the Oireachtas in protest? Take to the streets like the poll tax protests in England. Let those in power know how the people really feel. Anyone with me? Well there was another recent blitz on VRT dodgers in the satellite areas around Derry over the past 2 days and from what I’ve heard they’ve lifted 25 or more cars with about a hundred customs officers all over Donegal in Letterkenny, Lifford, Killea, Burnfoot, Bridgend and down in Muff (couldn’t resist it). Firstly, it makes my blood boil to drive in fear (yes I drive a UK reg car) of being prosecuted by a body of civil servants who are being regularly fined for breaking EU law themselves, yet openly enforcing this gerrymandered policy on us the people of Ireland. Surely our democratic vote should allow us, the people, to decide how laws are governed or are we just fooling ourselves and the reality is that we live in a police state of federalised authority. Secondly, exactly what rights do we have as individuals to challenge this Stalinist oppression? Exactly how can we respond and where do we stand when directly confronted by the customs people, I’d really love to know. Maybe if I read this site I’ll find out but I’m absolutely spitting bullets right now and can’t think straight so I jumped straight to this comment, I just needed to vent. How is the petition progressing? Can we march on the Oireachtas in protest? Take to the streets like the poll tax protests in England. Let those in power know how the people really feel. Anyone with me?

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