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Case No. 20097Road traffic offences · Co. Donegal · 4 Aug 2023

Car seized in Donegal with tax, insurance and NCT expired for over five years

On Friday 4 August 2023, gardaí from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit stopped a car at a checkpoint in County Donegal during a road safety day of action. The car's tax, insurance and NCT had all expired for over five years, with the tax lapsing in February 2018. The car was impounded and the driver, whose name, age, sex and nationality are not given, will face court proceedings. No court date or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reported4 Aug
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí seized a car in Donegal whose tax, insurance and NCT had expired for over five years.
Where
The car was stopped at a checkpoint in County Donegal by the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit.
When
The stop was made on Friday during a day of action, with the incident dated 4 August 2023.
Cause
The day of action focused on drink driving, speed, seat belts and mobile phone use.
Investigation
The stop was part of a road safety day of action across the Donegal Garda Division.
Other details
  • The car's tax expired in February 2018, about 1,981 days before the stop.
  • The car's insurance had been out since May 2018 and its NCT expired in June 2018.
  • The sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality.
In court
The car was impounded and the driver will face court proceedings.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA car was seized by gardaí with tax, insurance and NCT expired for over five years. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe car was stopped by the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereGardaí stopped the car at a checkpoint as part of a day of action focused on drink driving, speed, seat belts and mobile phone use. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit conducted a day of action on Friday. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe car was impounded and the driver will face court proceedings. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe car's tax expired in February 2018. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe insurance on the car had been out since May 2018 and the NCT expired in June 2018. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Aug2023
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Car with documents expired for over five YEARS seized by Letterkenny Gardai

    Adds the expiry dates for the car's tax, insurance and NCT, the checkpoint context, and the day of action's focus areas.

    suspect