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Case No. 17353Drug driving · Co. Tipperary · 3 May 2024

Learner permit driver arrested for suspected drug driving in Thurles, Tipperary

On Friday evening, 3 May 2024, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí intercepted a car in Thurles, County Tipperary. The sources say the car was being driven on a cancelled insurance policy, was detected through Automatic Number Plate Recognition, and had illegal tinting. The vehicle was seized and court proceedings are to follow. The sources do not mention drug driving, a learner permit, an arrest or a charge, and no driver is named. The latest update, published 4 May 2024, still says court is to follow.

  1. Reported4 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí intercepted a car for driving on a cancelled insurance policy, which one report describes as no insurance.
Where
The car was intercepted in Thurles, County Tipperary.
When
The stop was made on Friday evening, 3 May 2024.
Investigation
  • The stop was made by the Tipperary Roads Policing Unit on patrol in a newly equipped vehicle.
  • The vehicle was detected through Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology.
Cause
The vehicle was being driven on a cancelled insurance policy.
Other details
  • The car had illegal tinting.
  • The sources do not mention drug driving, a learner permit or an arrest, although the case offence is listed as drug driving.
  • No victim or injury is mentioned in the sources.
Sentence
The vehicle was seized.
In court
Court proceedings are to follow, and no court date is given.
Charges
The sources state no charge against any person.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe car was intercepted in Thurles, County Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe stop was made on Friday evening. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe vehicle was driving on a cancelled insurance policy. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe stop was made by the Tipperary Roads Policing Unit. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was detected through Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe vehicle was seized and court proceedings are to follow. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe car had illegal tinting. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 4 May2024
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, follow-up
    LATEST: Tipperary gardaí catch car with 'illegal tinting'

    First report of this stop. It describes an ANPR detection on a cancelled policy and illegal tinting, and the car was seized. It does not match existing case 17257, which concerns a different stop on 13 May 2024.