Case No. 7064Motor tax offence (fake tax disc) · Co. Meath

Car seized in Meath after pencil-drawn fake tax disc found

Gardaí on patrol in County Meath over a weekend before 20 November 2023 noticed something peculiar about a parked car and found a crafted tax disc, inscribed in pencil, that claimed payment until 09-23. The vehicle was seized, and Gardaí said a prosecution would follow, as reported on 20 November 2023. No charge, court date or sentence is reported, and the driver is not named in the sources.

  1. Reported20 Nov
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí found a tax disc inscribed in pencil on a parked car.
  • The disc claimed motor tax payment until 09-23.
Where
The car was parked in County Meath.
When
  • Gardaí were on patrol over a weekend before 20 November 2023.
  • The exact date of the incident is not given in the articles.
Cause
Gardaí went to investigate after noticing something peculiar about the car's tax disc.
Investigation
  • The vehicle was seized.
  • Gardaí posted about the seizure on X.
Charges
No charge is reported, and Gardaí said a prosecution will follow.
In court
No court date or hearing is reported.
Sentence
No sentence is reported.
Other details
The driver or owner of the car is not named in the sources.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe disc was inscribed in pencil and claimed payment until 09-23. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereGardaí spotted something peculiar about a parked car in Meath. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí were on patrol over the weekend. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA prosecution is to follow. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Nov2023
    Gardai spot absurd tax disk while on patrol in Meath

    Gardaí posted about the seizure on X. The article gives no exact date, only that the patrol was over the weekend before 20 November 2023.

    suspect