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Case No. 17511Speeding · Co. Laois · 22 Apr 2024

Learner driver detected at 104kph in 50kph zone in Portlaoise

On Monday night, 22 April 2024, Laois Roads Policing Unit detected a vehicle travelling at 104kph in a 50kph zone in Portlaoise Town, County Laois. The driver was a teenage learner permit holder, driving unaccompanied without L-plates displayed, and the vehicle had no tax or NCT and was seized. The sources give no name, sex or nationality for the driver. The latest development is a Garda social media post, reported by Leinster Express on 23 April 2024, and no arrest, charge, court hearing or sentence is reported.

  1. Reported23 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí detected a vehicle travelling at 104kph in a 50kph zone.
  • The driver was a teenage learner permit holder driving unaccompanied.
  • The vehicle had no L-plates displayed.
Cause
The vehicle was travelling at more than double the 50kph speed limit.
Where
The detection took place in Portlaoise Town, County Laois.
When
The detection happened on Monday night, 22 April 2024.
Investigation
Laois Roads Policing Unit detected the vehicle and shared the details on social media.
Other details
  • The vehicle had no tax or NCT.
  • The vehicle was seized.
  • No arrest, charge, court hearing or sentence is reported in the sources.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí detected a teenage learner driver travelling more than double the speed limit. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was travelling at 104kph in a 50kph zone. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver was a teenage learner permit holder driving unaccompanied. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle had no L-plates displayed. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was detected in Portlaoise Town. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe detection happened on Monday night. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle had no tax or NCT and was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 23 Apr2024
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Laois Gardaí say learner driver was travelling more than double speed limit in Portlaoise

    Leinster Express report of a Garda social media post about one learner driver stopped in Portlaoise Town. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

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