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Case No. 30060Road traffic offences (no insurance; no tax; no L plates; driving unaccompanied on learner permit; no seatbelt) · Co. Dublin

Car seized from learner driver for five road offences in Sandyford

A learner driver was stopped by Gardaí on patrol in Sandyford, Dublin, and found to have committed five road traffic offences simultaneously, including no insurance, no tax, no L plates, driving unaccompanied on a learner permit, and not wearing a seatbelt. The car was subsequently seized from the driver. The incident was reported in September 2021. Gardaí also warned the public about two separate incidents in a neighbouring division to the Cavan/Monaghan region where men impersonated detectives at elderly people's homes.

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

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What happened
  • The driver committed five road traffic offences simultaneously: no insurance, no tax, no L plates, driving unaccompanied on a learner permit, and not wearing a seatbelt.
  • The car was seized from the driver.
  • Two men were carrying what looked like a garda badge and showed money claiming it belonged to an elderly person.
Where
  • The Dublin Metropolitan Region East unit was on patrol in Sandyford, Dublin, when they stopped the car.
  • The bogus caller incidents happened in a neighbouring division to the Cavan/Monaghan region.
Investigation
Gardaí are investigating two incidents of men impersonating detectives at elderly people's homes.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver had no insurance (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver had no tax (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver was not displaying L plates (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver only held a learner permit (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver was unaccompanied (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver was not wearing a seatbelt (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe car was seized from the driver (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe men were carrying what looked like a garda badge (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe men's ruse was to show money claiming it belonged to the elderly person (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe Dublin Metropolitan Region East unit was on patrol in Sandyford (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe bogus caller incidents happened in a neighbouring division to the Cavan/Monaghan region (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating two incidents of men impersonating detectives at elderly people's homes (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Sep2021
    Otheririshmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai seize car from learner driver in Dublin after five offences in one go

    Reports the seizure of a car from a learner driver who committed five road offences simultaneously in Sandyford, Dublin, and includes a separate warning about two men impersonating detectives at elderly people's homes in the Cavan/Monaghan region.

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