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Case No. 8908Road traffic offences · Co. Donegal · 27 Jun 2026

Car seized in Letterkenny with no NCT, expired tax and bald tyres

On 27 June 2026, gardaí seized a car in the Letterkenny area of County Donegal after finding both front tyres bald, no NCT, and tax expired over 600 days earlier. No driver or owner is named in the reports. Gardaí said a fixed charge penalty notice will be issued and warned drivers never to take dangerous risks where road safety is concerned. The latest development is that the penalty notice is still to be issued.

  1. Reported27 Jun
  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 Letterkenny because of defects and missing NCT and tax.
Where
The car was found in the Letterkenny area of County Donegal.
When
Gardaí seized the car on the morning of 27 June 2026.
Cause
Both front tyres of the car were bald.
Other details
  • The car had no NCT.
  • The car's tax had expired more than 600 days earlier.
  • Gardaí warned drivers never to take dangerous risks where road safety is concerned.
Investigation
No driver or owner of the car is named in the reports.
Charges
A fixed charge penalty notice will be issued.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe car was found in the Letterkenny area. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenGardaí seized the car on the morning of the report. (donegallive.ie)
  • causeBoth front tyres of the car were bald. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe car had no NCT. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe car's tax had expired over 600 days earlier. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherA fixed charge penalty notice will be issued. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherGardaí warned drivers about dangerous road safety risks. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Jun2026
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí discover car in Donegal with no tax in 600 days, no NCT and bald tyres

    Single incident: a vehicle seized in Letterkenny for defects and missing NCT and tax. No driver or owner is named.