Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 29689Driving without tax; driving without NCT; driving without insurance · Co. Waterford

Man charged with driving without tax, NCT and insurance in Waterford

A man in Waterford covered his face while driving past a garda patrol car in an attempt to avoid road checks. The Waterford Roads Policing Unit were conducting checks when they noticed the driver acting suspiciously. A check on the Garda mobility device showed the vehicle had no tax, no NCT and was uninsured. The vehicle was seized and the driver was arrested and charged.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged11 Oct
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The man covered his face while driving past a garda patrol car to avoid road checks.
  • The vehicle had no tax, no NCT and was uninsured.
  • The vehicle was seized and the driver was arrested and charged.
Investigation
The Waterford Roads Policing Unit were conducting road checks when they noticed the driver acting suspiciously.
Other details
  • The driver was identified via the Garda mobility app as driving an untaxed, untested and uninsured vehicle.
  • Three males in their 20s were separately arrested for spraying graffiti on a train carriage at Clontarf Train Station.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man covered his face while driving past a garda patrol car in an attempt to avoid road checks (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle had no tax, no NCT and was uninsured (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was seized and the driver was arrested and charged (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThree males in their 20s were arrested for spraying graffiti on a train carriage at Clontarf Train Station (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe graffiti caused a number of carriages to be removed from service and required costly repairs (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe Waterford Roads Policing Unit were conducting road checks (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe three men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Clontarf Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtAll three appeared before the courts charged in connection with the graffiti case (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Oct2021
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai arrest driver after they attempted to cover their face while driving

    Reports the arrest and charging of a Waterford driver who covered his face while driving past road checks; also mentions a separate incident of three men arrested for graffiti at Clontarf Train Station.

    suspect, male