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Case No. 14807Driving without insurance · Co. Longford · 10 Oct 2024

Man fined €450 for driving without insurance in Longford

Maycon De Oliveria Freitas (38), of Clooncolligan, Bornacoola, Leitrim, was stopped at Shroid, Dublin Road, Longford, at 3:55pm on 10 October 2024. He was charged with driving without insurance and driving without a licence, and he admitted both at Longford District Court, where Judge Bernadette Owens fined him €450 for the no-insurance charge and took the no-licence charge into consideration. Reports published on 25 January 2025 said that he has since obtained a provisional licence.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced25 Jan
    2 reports
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The offence was driving without insurance by a driver who had never held a driving licence.
Where
The vehicle was stopped and identified at Shroid, Dublin Road, Longford.
When
The offence occurred at 3:55pm on 10 October 2024.
Investigation
  • The vehicle and driver were identified by the Garda Active mobility device, which scans registration plates.
  • Gardaí asked the driver to pull over and spoke to him.
  • The defendant cooperated and signed the Garda notebook.
Charges
  • Maycon De Oliveria Freitas was charged with two offences: driving without insurance and driving without a licence.
  • He admitted having no insurance and having never held a licence.
In court
  • The case was heard at Longford District Court before Judge Bernadette Owens.
  • Sergeant Enda Daly gave the account of the offence in court.
Sentence
He was fined €450 for the no-insurance charge, and the driving without a licence charge was taken into consideration.
Other details
  • He had no previous convictions and had been on his way to work when he was stopped.
  • He has since obtained a provisional licence.
22 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped at Shroid, Dublin Road, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was identified at Shroid, Dublin Road, Longford. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe offence occurred at 3:55pm on 10 October 2024. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe vehicle was identified at 3:55pm on 10 October 2024. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was identified by the Garda Active mobility device. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked the driver to pull over and spoke to him. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was identified by the Garda Active mobility device. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • chargeMaycon De Oliveria Freitas was before the court on two charges. (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant admitted he had no insurance. (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant admitted he had never held a licence. (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant was before the court on two charges. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant admitted he had no insurance and had never held a licence. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Longford District Court. (longfordleader.ie, leitrimobserver.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Bernadette Owens imposed a fine of €450 for the no insurance charge. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe driving without a licence charge was taken into consideration. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a fine of €450 for the no insurance charge. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • sentenceThe charge of driving without a licence was taken into consideration. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe defendant cooperated and signed the Garda notebook. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant had no previous convictions. (longfordleader.ie, leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe defendant had been on his way to work on the day he was stopped. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant has since obtained a provisional licence. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant has now obtained a provisional licence. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 25 Jan2025
    Sentencedleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Gardaí use Mobility App to detect uninsured Leitrim man who never held a driving licence

    Court report giving the sentence (€450 fine for no insurance), the licence charge taken into consideration, the detection method, and the defendant's lack of previous convictions and later provisional licence.

    convicted, Maycon De Oliveria Freitas, 38, male, namedMaycon De Oliveria Freitas
  2. 25 Jan2025
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, follow-up
    Longford Gardaí use Mobility App to detect man never held a driving licence and had no insurance

    Court report of the sentencing: fine of €450 for no insurance, with the no-licence charge taken into consideration. Sergeant Enda Daly gave the account in court. Adds that the defendant has since obtained a provisional licence.

    convicted, Maycon De Oliveria Freitas, 38, male, namedMaycon De Oliveria Freitas