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Case No. 12915Road traffic offences (defective HGV) · Co. Kilkenny

HGV driver faces court after ten defects found at Paulstown checkpoint

A driver of a green heavy goods vehicle was stopped at a Roads Policing Unit checkpoint in Paulstown, Co Kilkenny, and the vehicle was found to have ten defects including a brake problem. The driver will face court.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged17 Aug
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatOne HGV was stopped because Gardaí suspected it could be dangerously defective (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe green HGV was taken under escort to a place of testing (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe testing revealed ten issues with the vehicle (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatOne of the defects was a problem with the brakes (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe HGV checkpoint was conducted in Paulstown, Co Kilkenny (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe checkpoint was run by the Roads Policing Unit together with the Road Safety Authority (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe driver will face court (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Aug2025
    Chargedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Court date for driver of heavy goods vehicle with serious issues in Kilkenny

    Reports the outcome of an HGV checkpoint in Paulstown in which a green HGV was found to have ten defects and the driver is to face court.

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