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Case No. 13588Traffic offences (no tax, no NCT, learner permit breaches, non-conforming number plates) · Co. Kilkenny

Car seized after driver stopped near Clara, Co Kilkenny, over multiple traffic offences

Gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochana in Kilkenny stopped a driver on the Carlow Road near Clara, Co Kilkenny, in the days before 31 May 2025, and seized the car. The driver's sex, age and nationality are not given in the sources. The car was reported to have no tax, no NCT, non-conforming number plates, no L plates and a lowered body, and the driver held a learner permit and was unaccompanied. No arrest or charge is reported, and the latest development is that an insurance check will be carried out to see whether modifications were disclosed to the insurer.

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Key facts

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What happened
The Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochana in Kilkenny stopped a driver and seized the car.
Where
The driver was stopped on the Carlow Road near Clara, Co Kilkenny.
When
The stop took place in recent days before the article was published on 31 May 2025, and a garda post said the car was seized that evening.
Cause
  • The car had no tax and no NCT.
  • The driver held a learner permit and was unaccompanied.
  • No L plates were displayed and the number plates did not conform to requirements.
  • The car had been lowered to within two inches of the ground.
Other details
The car was seized by the Roads Policing Unit.
Investigation
An insurance check will be carried out to see whether modifications were disclosed to the insurer.
Charges
The articles report no arrest or charge against the driver.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe driver was stopped on the Carlow Road near Clara. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe driver was pulled over in recent days before the article was published. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe car had no tax and no NCT. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe driver held a learner permit and was unaccompanied. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeNo L plates were displayed on the car. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe number plates did not conform to requirements. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe car had been lowered to within two inches of the ground. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationAn insurance check will be carried out to see whether modifications were disclosed to the insurer. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochana in Kilkenny made the stop. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized by the Roads Policing Unit. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 31 May2025
    Otherkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    You won't believe why this driver was pulled over by gardaí in Kilkenny!

    Reports a single roadside stop and seizure near Clara, Co Kilkenny, with the Garda social media account listing the offences found and a planned insurance check.

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