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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17155Driving without licence, insurance, tax or NCT · Co. Laois

Car seized by gardaí in Durrow, Laois, after driver found without licence

Laois roads policing gardaí on patrol in Durrow, Co Laois, stopped a car driven by a young driver who had no driving licence, on a date not given in the reporting. Further checks found the car had no tax, insurance or NCT, and gardaí seized it, saying it 'ticked all the wrong boxes'. The driver's name, sex, age and nationality are not given, and no arrest or charge is mentioned. The latest development is the Leinster Express report published on 22 May 2024, which describes the seizure.

  1. Reported22 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The driver of the car was young and had no driving licence.
  • The car had no tax, insurance or NCT.
Where
The Laois roads policing unit stopped the vehicle in Durrow, Co Laois.
When
The date of the stop is not given; the report was published on 22 May 2024.
Cause
Gardaí seized the car because the driver had no paperwork, including a driving licence.
Investigation
  • Further investigation after the stop found the car had no tax, insurance or NCT.
  • Gardaí said the driver had no licence and no other required documentation.
Other details
  • Gardaí said the car 'ticked all the wrong boxes' when it was seized.
  • The report was published by Leinster Express, with a photo courtesy of @GardaTraffic on X.
Charges
No arrest or charge is mentioned in the reporting.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver had no driving licence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe Laois roads policing unit stopped the vehicle in Durrow. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí seized the car because the driver had no paperwork, including a driving licence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationFurther investigation found the car had no tax, insurance or NCT. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherGardaí said the car ticked all the wrong boxes when they seized it. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 May2024
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Car seized by Laois gardaí for 'ticking all the wrong boxes'

    Reports a roads policing stop in Durrow where a young driver had no licence and the car had no tax, insurance or NCT; the car was seized. No date for the stop is given, and no arrest or charge is mentioned.

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