Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 0722Driving without tax, insurance, NCT or registration · Co. Cork · 28 Jun 2026

Gardaí seize €170,000 Ferrari in Cork for lack of tax, insurance, NCT and registration

Gardaí seized a Ferrari F430 Spider worth approximately €170,000 from a man on the Carrigrohane Straight in Cork on 28 June 2026. The car, which had been in Ireland for over four years, was found to have no Irish motor tax, insurance, NCT or registration and was still displaying UK plates. The vehicle was impounded immediately by the Cork City Roads Policing Unit. The owner now faces costs and a likely court date.

  1. Reported29 Jun
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A Ferrari F430 Spider was seized for having no Irish motor tax, insurance, NCT or registration.
  • The car was worth approximately €170,000 in good condition.
  • The car was still displaying UK registration plates.
Where
The car was driven on the Carrigrohane Straight in Cork.
When
The car had been in Ireland for over four years.
Investigation
The car was impounded immediately by the Cork City Roads Policing Unit.
In court
The owner faces costs and a likely court date.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe seized vehicle was a Ferrari F430 Spider (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe Ferrari was worth approximately €170,000 in good condition (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe car had no Irish motor tax (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe car had no insurance (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe car still had UK registration plates (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe car was driven on the Carrigrohane Straight in Cork (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe car had been in Ireland for over four years (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe car was impounded immediately by the Cork City Roads Policing Unit (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe owner faces costs and a likely court date (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Jun2026
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai seize €170k Ferrari after spotting four major issues

    Gardaí seized a Ferrari F430 Spider in Cork for lacking Irish tax, insurance, NCT, and registration after more than four years in the country; the owner faces a likely court date.

    suspect, male