Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 13601Road traffic offences · Co. Kilkenny

Driver stopped on Carlow Road near Clara, car seized over multiple offences

In recent days before 29 May 2025, the Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochána stopped a driver on the Carlow Road near Clara, County Kilkenny. The driver's sex, age and name are not given. The driver held a learner permit and was unaccompanied, and the car had no tax or NCT, no L plates, non-conforming number plates and was lowered to within two inches of the ground, so the car was seized. No arrest or charge is reported, and the latest development is that an insurance check will be carried out to see whether modifications were disclosed to the insurer.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • The Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochána in Kilkenny stopped a driver for a number of road traffic offences.
  • The car had no tax and no NCT.
  • The driver held a learner permit and was unaccompanied.
  • No L plates were displayed on the car.
  • The number plates did not conform and the car was lowered to within two inches of the ground.
Where
The stop took place on the Carlow Road near Clara, County Kilkenny.
When
The stop happened in recent days before publication on 29 May 2025, and no exact date is given.
Investigation
  • The Roads Policing Unit seized the car.
  • An insurance check will be carried out to see whether modifications were disclosed to the insurer.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported.
Other details
The details were given in a garda spokesperson's social media post, as reported by Kilkenny People.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car had no tax and no NCT. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe driver was a learner permit holder and was unaccompanied. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatNo L plates were displayed. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe number plates did not conform and the car was lowered to within two inches of the ground. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe stop happened on the Carlow Road near Clara. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe Roads Policing Unit pulled over the driver and the car was seized. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationAn insurance check will be carried out to see if modifications were disclosed to the insurer. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 May2025
    Otherkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    BUSTED! Driver in Kilkenny pulled over by gardaí for number of offences

    Garda social media post about a single roadside stop in recent days. The car was seized and an insurance check is to follow. No arrest or charge is reported and no exact date is given.

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