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Case No. 12633Road traffic offences (car seized, no L plates, no licence produced) · Co. Kilkenny · 22 Sep 2025

Kilkenny car seized on Bennettsbridge Road after driver failed to produce licence

Gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit in Kilkenny seized a car on the Bennettsbridge Road on Monday 22 September 2025. The car had previously been seized from a disqualified driver who refused to stop for gardaí, and the current driver had no L plates and could not produce a full licence.

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  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA car was seized on the Bennettsbridge Road in Kilkenny (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe driver had no L plates (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe driver claimed to have a full licence but did not have it with them (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was seized (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on a Monday morning (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochana in Kilkenny was involved (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe car had previously been seized from a disqualified driver who refused to stop for gardaí (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Sep2025
    Otherkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardaí seize car in broad daylight despite driver pleas for mercy

    Reports the seizure of a car on Bennettsbridge Road, Kilkenny, which had previously been seized from a disqualified driver who refused to stop for gardaí.

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