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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7658Road traffic offences (phone use while driving, dangerous vehicle defects, no tax) · Co. Dublin

Car with oven hanging from boot seized by gardaí in Dublin

Gardaí on routine patrol in Dublin stopped a car after seeing the driver use a phone while driving, and a later hot pursuit led them to find an oven strapped to the boot, dangerous defects, no tax, no licence plate and a hanging bumper. The car was seized from the driver, whose name, age, sex and nationality are not given in the sources. The driver can expect a court date, and no charge or court date beyond that expectation is reported. The incident date is not given; the report was published on 16 August 2023.

  1. Reported16 Aug
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
  • An oven was strapped to the boot of the car and hung over the edge.
  • Gardaí found the car had dangerous defects and no tax.
  • A picture shared by gardaí shows the car had no licence plate and a bumper hanging off.
Where
The car was stopped in Dublin.
When
The incident date is not given; the report was published on 16 August 2023.
Cause
  • Gardaí on routine patrol stopped the driver after seeing them using a phone while driving.
  • Gardaí noticed the car's defects during a hot pursuit after the stop.
Investigation
The car was seized from the driver.
Charges
The case is categorised as road traffic offences for phone use, dangerous defects and no tax; no charge is reported.
In court
The driver can expect a court date as a result of the traffic stop.
Other details
The sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn oven was sticking out of the back of the car, strapped to the boot. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatGardaí found the car had dangerous defects and no tax. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe motorist was stopped in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe driver was stopped after gardaí saw them using a phone while driving. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe car was seized from the driver. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe driver can expect a court date because of the traffic stop. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe car had no licence plate and a hanging bumper. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Aug2023
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    'Hot pursuit': Gardai on routine patrol seize car with oven hanging from boot

    Reports a single traffic stop in Dublin where a car was seized after gardaí found phone use, an oven strapped to the boot, dangerous defects and no tax. The article also briefly lists other unrelated seizures, which are not recorded here.

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