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Case No. 13977Driving without insurance · Co. Laois · 13 Apr 2025

Delivery driver's car seized in Portarlington

On 13 April 2025, gardaí in Portarlington, Co Laois, stopped and seized a Volkswagen car that was being driven without insurance while its driver was delivering food, according to a statement published that day. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, held a learner permit and was driving without a full licence or L plates. Gardaí also said the car had a severely bald tyre and no tax or NCT. The latest development in the statement is that fines and summonses will be issued to the driver, and no court date or outcome is reported.

  1. Reported13 Apr
  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 and seized a Volkswagen car from a delivery driver.
Where
The car was seized in Portarlington, County Laois.
When
The seizure happened earlier on 13 April 2025, the day the report was published.
Charges
The car was being driven without insurance while delivering food.
Other details
  • The driver held a learner permit and was driving without a full licence or L plates.
  • The vehicle had a severely bald tyre and no tax or NCT.
  • Fines and summonses will be issued to the driver.
Investigation
Gardaí posted an image of the car on social media with an explanation of the seizure.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe car was seized in Portarlington. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe seizure happened earlier on the day the article was published. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • chargeThe car was being driven without insurance while delivering food. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was a learner permit holder driving without a full licence driver or L plates. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle had a severely bald tyre and no tax or NCT. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherFines will be issued and summonses will be issued to the driver. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Apr2025
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Overdue food delivery? Laois Gardaí might be able to explain

    Single incident report, published the same day, of a car seized from a delivery driver in Portarlington.

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