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Case No. 17522Vehicle tax offence · Co. Donegal · 21 Apr 2024

Car with no tax seized in Ballybofey area, Donegal

Gardaí seized a car in the Ballybofey area, County Donegal, in the early hours of Sunday 21 April 2024. Using the active mobility app, they established that the car's tax had expired 1390 days earlier, about three months short of four years, and nothing was displayed on the windscreen. No driver is named or described in the reports, and no charge is reported. Gardaí will now make further enquiries about the car's insurance and NCT.

  1. Reported21 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A car's tax had expired 1390 days earlier, about three months short of four years.
Where
The car was seized in the Ballybofey area, County Donegal.
When
The car was seized in the early hours of Sunday, 21 April 2024.
Cause
  • Gardaí established through the active mobility app that the car's tax had expired.
  • Nothing was displayed on the windscreen of the car.
Investigation
  • No driver is named or described in the reports.
  • Gardaí will make further enquiries about the car's insurance and NCT.
Charges
No charge is reported in the articles.
Other details
  • Gardaí warned drivers to keep their documentation up to date and displayed as required.
  • The incident was reported by donegallive.ie on 21 April 2024.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car's tax had expired 1390 days earlier, almost four years. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereGardaí seized a car in the Ballybofey area. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe car was seized in the early hours of Sunday morning. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí will make further enquiries about the car's insurance and NCT. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherGardaí warned drivers to keep their documentation up to date and displayed. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Apr2024
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí in Ballybofey area find car with no tax for almost four years

    Single incident: a car seized for having no tax, with no insurance or NCT checks yet complete. No driver is named or described.