Ireland Car seized after speeding and no-insurance stop outside Thurles
On Thursday evening, 7 November 2024, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit stopped a car outside Thurles, County Tipperary, recorded travelling at 84 km/h in a 60 km/h zone during National Slow Down Day. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, was found to be operating without valid insurance. The car was seized and a speeding fine was issued, and as of reports published on 8 November 2024 the driver was set to appear in court, with no court date given.
- Reported7 Nov
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Tipperary Roads Policing Unit stopped a car recorded travelling at 84 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.
- The driver was found to be operating without valid insurance.
- Where
- The stop took place outside Thurles, County Tipperary.
- When
- The stop happened on Thursday evening, 7 November 2024.
- Cause
- The stop was part of National Slow Down Day, an initiative to encourage drivers to keep to speed limits.
- Investigation
- The reports give no details of the driver's age, sex or nationality.
- Sentence
- A speeding fine was issued to the driver.
- Other details
- The car was seized by gardaí.
- In court
- The driver is set to appear in court, and further legal consequences are expected.
- No court date was given in the reports published on 7 and 8 November 2024.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe car was detected travelling at 84km/h in a 60km/h zone. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatThe driver had no insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatThe driver was found to be operating without valid insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe car was stopped by Tipperary Roads Policing Unit outside Thurles. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe driver was stopped outside Thurles, County Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe stop happened on Thursday evening on National Slow Down Day. (tipperarylive.ie)
- causeThe driver was recorded travelling at 84 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtA court case is to follow. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe driver is set to appear in court. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe car was seized. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherA speeding fine was issued. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe stop was part of National Slow Down Day. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe car was seized and a speeding fine was issued. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Nov2024GOOD WORK: Gardaí seize car after numerous offences in busy Tipperary town
Reports a single traffic stop outside Thurles on 7 November 2024 ("yesterday" relative to publication): speeding at 84 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, no valid insurance, car seized, speeding fine issued, and the driver is set to appear in court. No driver details are given.
suspect - 7 Nov2024Speeding only the start of this driver's issues when they encountered Tipperary gardaí
Single traffic stop of one driver: speeding (84km/h in a 60km/h zone), no insurance, car seized, speeding fine issued, court to follow. No driver details given.
suspect