Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Hand on steering wheel via Shutterstock

Poll: Should there be a mandatory prison sentence for uninsured drivers?

A new survey has shown that almost 7 per cent of people have had their vehicle damaged by an uninsured driver, so should the penalties be harsher?

A SURVEY PUBLISHED by AA Motor Insurance yesterday has shown that almost 7 per cent of people have had their vehicle damaged by an uninsured driver.

The insurance company said that this “reckless minority” of drivers was adding up to €40 to the costs that motorists pay for their insurance. AA called on the gardaí to address the problem but recognised that it can sometimes be an “honest mistake”, for example if a married person changes policy and forgets to include their partner.

Currently, those caught driving without insurance are subject to five penalty points and a fine of up to €2,500 and/or a possible term of imprisonment.

So we want to know: Should people driving without insurance face a mandatory prison sentence?


Poll Results:

No, but the penalties should be harsher than they currently are (2599)
No (2174)
Yes (1069)
I don't know (590)

Related: Uninsured drivers responsible for 7 per cent of vehicle damage>

Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

Close
121 Comments
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute P O' Neill
    Favourite P O' Neill
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 10:02 PM

    What an awful situation in a truly failed country.

    127
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Barry
    Favourite Barry
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 10:22 PM

    Have you been there?

    16
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Frank
    Favourite Frank
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 11:27 PM

    No different to the appalling atrocities that are carried out in Syria under our noses by Western backed “moderate” rebels.

    40
    See 7 more replies ▾
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Declan Noonan
    Favourite Declan Noonan
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 11:44 PM

    Frank, can you not just say that it’s bad?

    37
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Declan Noonan
    Favourite Declan Noonan
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 11:45 PM

    Or should I refer to you as abbilitive?

    19
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Frank
    Favourite Frank
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 12:19 AM

    Declan Noonan both are bad but I must admit that the one that I mentioned is far more appalling than the other because it has been carried out in the name of democracy by a so called civilized nation.

    14
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Deirdre McDonnell
    Favourite Deirdre McDonnell
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 2:09 AM

    Nobody has to go there to know what it’s like! Yes of course there are good parts like anywhere else. Slowly the cartels will take over them too! It’s people like you that know nothing about Mexico and it’s horrific violence.
    Go google Mexican drug cartel images and come back here!! The tourist areas are safe the rest isn’t! When the cops are part of the problem what hope do they have prey tell.

    19
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Graham Kavanagh
    Favourite Graham Kavanagh
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 2:25 AM

    I would not go to Mexico, even as a corpse….

    5
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Jay McGregor
    Favourite Jay McGregor
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 7:01 AM

    Outside of the gated areas, it’s a cesspit of a country.

    7
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute ohaimhirghin
    Favourite ohaimhirghin
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 12:47 PM

    Probably not,but he is able to read

    1
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Trea Lynch
    Favourite Trea Lynch
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 10:03 PM

    Humanity at its most depraved

    114
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Sean Murphy
    Favourite Sean Murphy
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 11:15 PM

    Mexico is mental.

    34
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Chauk Sylvia
    Favourite Chauk Sylvia
    Report
    Nov 27th 2014, 11:36 PM

    Homicide rate is something like 1 in 5000. In ireland that would be close to 1000 people a year.

    19
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Fabiana Rea
    Favourite Fabiana Rea
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 12:54 AM

    Tragic. Young innocent aspiring students lives savagely taken away by sick, evil creatures

    20
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Deirdre McDonnell
    Favourite Deirdre McDonnell
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 2:15 AM

    That’s what’s truly scary. Those were just students. The majority of killings are drug related. This wasn’t. Very strange for Mexico. Nothing shocks me over there but that really does. These new bodies will be drug related. The note says it all. The poor students were really shocking and very sad. The rest,they just kill each other over drugs and areas. Nothing new really.

    11
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Jay McGregor
    Favourite Jay McGregor
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 7:02 AM

    We must keep these people out of Europe. All non EU immigration must be severely curtailed.

    6
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Sam Bartell
    Favourite Sam Bartell
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 12:34 AM

    There is no z in organised. Petty and off topic i know but im not sure whats worse journalists who cant proof read or journalists who turn the country location to ireland.

    5
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Lee Crawford McElroy
    Favourite Lee Crawford McElroy
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 3:58 AM
    9
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute FlopFlipU
    Favourite FlopFlipU
    Report
    Nov 28th 2014, 6:19 AM

    Breaking bad has a lot of truth in it by the look,s of things

    1
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.
JournalTv
News in 60 seconds