"You can often get away with your tax being 1 month out of date if you sweet talk the office. " You can also sweet talk a guard into leaving you off with speed

"You can often get away with your tax being 1 month out of date if you sweet talk the office. " You can also sweet talk a guard into leaving you off with speeding, or at least try. There was a segment on the NewsTalk radio a few weeks back about the best excuses guards hear from motorists: - "Ah guard, have you nothing better to be doing with your time?" At which point, the guard will stand back casually and point at the letters TRAFFIC CORPS emblazoned on the side of the Garda car. - "Ah guard, it's a new car, I was only testing the speedometer to see if it was accurate." etc. You couldn't imagine having this kind of banter with a cop in the US for example, as he doesn't know if the motorist is armed or whatever. UK-based Irish comedian Dara O'Briain did an excellent sketch about people in the UK being far more 'black and white' about things, whereas in Ireland we 'appreciate the shades of grey' in life!