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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 30273Driving without valid insurance; driving without valid tax; driving without valid NCT · Co. Offaly

Car seized in North Offaly over no insurance, tax or NCT

On Monday 23 August 2021, the Offaly Divisional Roads Policing Unit stopped a Skoda Octavia in North Offaly. Gardaí detected that the driver had no insurance, road tax or NCT, and the car was seized at the scene. The driver has not been named in the reports. Gardaí's statement was published on 24 August 2021, and no arrest, charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

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

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí stopped a Skoda Octavia.
Where
The stop took place in North Offaly.
When
The stop was on Monday 23 August 2021, a date corrected from 29 August in an earlier report.
Investigation
The Offaly Divisional Roads Policing Unit carried out the stop.
Cause
Gardaí detected that the driver had no insurance, road tax or NCT.
Charges
The reported offences are driving without valid insurance, road tax and NCT.
In court
No court appearance has been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
Other details
  • The car was seized at the scene.
  • The driver has not been named in the reports.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe vehicle involved was a Skoda Octavia. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatA Skoda Octavia was seized by Gardaí (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver had no insurance, road tax or NCT (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver was found to be driving with no insurance, road tax or NCT (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was a Skoda Octavia (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe stop occurred in North Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred in North Offaly (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe stop took place in North Offaly (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe traffic stop took place on Monday evening, 23 August 2021. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe driver was stopped on Monday 23 August 2021 (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe traffic stop occurred on Monday 29 August 2021 (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe Offaly Divisional Roads Policing Unit carried out the stop (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe Offaly Divisional Roads Policing Unit conducted the stop (offalyexpress.ie)
  • chargeThe motorist was driving with no insurance, road tax or NCT. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized at the scene. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 29 Aug2021
    Otheroffalyexpress.ie, follow-up
    Gardaí discover long list of offences after stopping this car in Offaly

    Original report of a traffic stop in North Offaly where a Skoda Octavia was seized for lack of insurance, road tax and NCT.

    suspect
  2. 24 Aug2021
    Otherleinsterexpress.ie, its first report
    Skoda with no tax, insurance or NCT seized by Laois Offaly Gardaí

    Gardaí statement confirming the seizure of a Skoda Octavia in North Offaly for lack of insurance, road tax and NCT.

    suspect
  3. 24 Aug2021
    Otheroffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí discover litany of offences after stopping this car in Offaly

    Confirms the incident occurred on Monday 23 August 2021, correcting the date in the earlier report which stated 29 August.

    suspect