Ireland Case No. 10357Driving without insurance · Co. Kilkenny · 20 Oct 2025
E-scooter capable of 119kph seized in Kilkenny; driver fined for driving without insurance
On 20 October 2025 at 7.37am, gardaí stopped Vadims Dulenkovs, a 28-year-old man, on Granges Road, Kilkenny, while he was riding an e-scooter that could reach 119kph when tested. The garda was told the driver had no insurance for the machine, and the e-scooter was seized and impounded. Dulenkovs was charged with driving without insurance, pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court, and was convicted and fined €300, as reported on 24 March 2026.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced24 Mar
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Kilkenny gardaí seized an e-scooter that could reach 119kph when tested, and the machine was impounded.
- Where
- The driver was stopped on Granges Road, Kilkenny.
- When
- Garda Andy Neill stopped the driver at 7.37am on October 20, 2025.
- Cause
- The legal top speed for an e-scooter is 20kph, so a faster machine is classed as a mechanically propelled vehicle that must be insured like a car.
- Investigation
- When the garda made a legal demand for insurance, the driver said he had none for the machine.
- Other details
- The e-scooter was a home-built project made by the driver.
- When tested, the speedometer showed 119kph, but the garda said it was unlikely to reach that speed on the road because of aerodynamics.
- His solicitor said he had never been in trouble before, and he was described as very cooperative.
- The driver donated the e-scooter to science, and it has since been used in garda safety workshops.
- Charges
- The driver, Vadims Dulenkovs, was charged with driving without insurance.
- In court
- Dulenkovs pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court and was convicted of driving without insurance.
- Sentence
- Dulenkovs was fined €300.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAn e-scooter that could reach 119kph when tested was seized by Kilkenny gardaí. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe e-scooter was seized and impounded. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe driver was stopped on Granges Road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe garda stopped the driver on October 20, 2025, at 7.37am. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe garda made a legal demand for the driver's insurance and was told he had none for the machine. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeThe driver was charged with driving without insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe driver pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe judge convicted the driver of driving without insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceThe driver was fined €300. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe e-scooter was a home-built project constructed by the driver. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe legal top speed for an e-scooter is 20kph. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe e-scooter reached 119kph on the speedometer when tested, but the garda said it was unlikely to reach that speed on the road because of aerodynamics. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe solicitor said the driver had never been in trouble before. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe driver was described as very cooperative. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe e-scooter was donated to science by the driver and has since been used in garda safety workshops. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Mar2026E-scooter capable of 119kph seized on Kilkenny road by gardaí
This is the first report on the case. It gives the court outcome, the €300 fine, the test speed of the e-scooter, the seizure and donation of the machine, and the solicitor's account of the driver's record.
convicted, Vadims Dulenkovs, 28, named, non-irish (judged from name)Vadims Dulenkovs