Well have they setteled on €400 now? All kinds of figures have been used to scare monger altho this I think is the lowest, €1000 was the last that was battered out. BUT those of us that had to sacrifice to pay will continue to support the cant pay because we couldnt go to the pub or smoke crew… Still am sure they will still find something to complain about even when they DONT contribute to the upkeep of the roads, roll on the winter and they start complaining about no grit! WONDER who to blame then!? SURELY NOT the cant pay cant be arsed crew!

When will this all end? We just can’t afford to live a happy life any more. Terrible impotent leadership in government.

So Sean,

Your view is that all those that fail or refuse to pay are smokers and drinkers?

I do neither; but I am in the position of refusing to pay on principle, and refusing to bail out greedy bankers and equally greedy pathetic governments, past and present, who think they can fall back on the ordinary people’s scant resources to pay for their failings and mistakes.

Literally every euro of my income is already accounted for, including road tax for the upkeep of roads (a sick joke in my particular rural area).

I have always been law abiding, and have always paid my way, owing to nobody, and I have no intention of throwing my hard earned pension and quickly dwindling savings to help bail out these idiots. If that means my prosecution and jail, so be it!

This government will be creating criminals from a lot of honest, hard working people!!and I suspect that will never be forgotten, except by the zombies that support them!!!

i contacted a local councillor a week ago about the state of my roads.i got the answer machine and needless to say he still hasnt contacted me,nor will he,they only want us wen they need us,they can charge a 1000 euro i still wont be payn,we have no services in donegal,yes we have a few but we are the forgotten county,