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Case No. 15969Driving without insurance; exhibiting a false insurance disc · Co. Kilkenny · 5 Nov 2023

Driver disqualified for two years after falsified insurance disc found in Kilkenny

On 5 November 2023 at 11.58am, gardaí stopped a Nissan Micra at Rathduff on the M9 in Kilkenny after an ANPR alert showed it had no tax. The car was found to have a falsified insurance disc, and the driver, a man named as Asadullah Noorzai, pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court to driving without insurance. The driver was convicted, disqualified from driving for two years, and fined, with a €300 fine for exhibiting a false disc, and the car was seized. The sentencing was reported by Kilkenny People on 25 September 2024, and recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced25 Sep
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
Where
The car was stopped at Rathduff on the M9 in Kilkenny.
When
The stop happened on 5 November 2023 at 11.58am.
Investigation
  • Gardaí stopped a Nissan Micra after the garda ANPR alerted that it had no tax.
  • Garda Damien Rafter gave evidence to the court about the stop and the inspection of the car.
What happened
The car's insurance disc had been falsified with a pen to appear current.
Cause
The driver said he had bought the car a week earlier and it was not yet insured.
Charges
The driver faced charges of driving without insurance and exhibiting a false insurance disc.
In court
  • The driver pleaded guilty to driving without insurance at Kilkenny District Court.
  • The solicitor said the disc had been altered but not in a sophisticated way.
Sentence
  • The driver was convicted of driving without insurance and disqualified from driving for two years.
  • A fine was imposed for driving without insurance, with the amount not stated in the sources.
  • A fine of €300 was imposed for exhibiting a false insurance disc.
Other details
  • The car was seized.
  • Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe car was stopped at Rathduff on the M9. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe stop happened on 5 November, at 11.58am. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí stopped a Nissan Micra that had alerted on the garda ANPR as having no tax. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe driver pleaded guilty in court to driving without insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceThe driver was convicted of driving without insurance and disqualified from driving for two years. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceA fine was imposed for driving without insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceA fine of €300 was imposed for exhibiting a false disc. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe car's insurance disc had been falsified with a pen to appear current. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe driver said he had bought the car a week earlier and it was not yet insured. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe solicitor said the disc had been altered but not in a sophisticated way. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherRecognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Sep2024
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    'Unsophisticated' attempt to change insurance disc with a pen - Kilkenny Court hears

    Court report on sentencing of a driver stopped for having no tax, with a falsified insurance disc. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

    convicted, Asadullah Noorzai, namedAsadullah Noorzai