Ireland Man sentenced to five months for driving with no insurance in Kildare
Troy Jordan, a 52-year-old man from Allenwood, Kildare, was found guilty of driving with no valid insurance on the Prosperous Road in Clane on 26 August 2020. He told gardaí the car belonged to a man named David Stewart and that the insurance policy only covered the UK and Northern Ireland. The case was heard at Naas courthouse, where Judge Zaidan did not accept that Jordan was insured to drive the vehicle. Jordan, who had 14 or 16 previous convictions, was sentenced to five months in custody and a four-year driving disqualification, and was also fined €350 by Judge Power.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced8 Jul
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Troy Jordan was found guilty of driving with no valid insurance and failing to produce proof of insurance and a driving licence.
- Where
- The offence occurred on the Prosperous Road in Clane, Kildare.
- When
- The offence occurred on 26 August 2020.
- Charges
- Jordan was in contravention of Section 56, sub-section 4 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961.
- In court
- The case was heard at Naas courthouse, where Judge Zaidan did not accept that Jordan was insured to drive the vehicle.
- Sentence
- Jordan was sentenced to five months in custody and a four-year driving disqualification.
- Judge Power fined Jordan €350 to be paid within three months.
- Other details
- Jordan had 14 or 16 previous convictions, most for road traffic offences, with the last in 2014.
- Jordan told gardaí the car belonged to a man named David Stewart and that the insurance policy only covered the UK and Northern Ireland.
- Philip Johnson said he loaned Jordan the vehicle while Jordan carried out works on his regular vehicle.
- The UK-based insurance company told Jordan he could drive the car in the Republic of Ireland.
- Jordan works as a horse breeder.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTroy Jordan was found guilty of driving with no valid insurance (kildarenow.com)
- whatTroy Jordan was convicted of driving with no insurance and failing to produce proof of insurance and a driving licence (kildarenow.com)
- whatTroy Jordan is 52 years old and works as a horse breeder (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe offence occurred on the Prosperous Road in Clane (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe offence occurred at the Prosperous Road (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe offence occurred on 26 August 2020 (kildarenow.com)
- chargeJordan was in contravention of Section 56, sub-section 4 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Zaidan did not accept that Jordan was insured to drive the vehicle (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Naas courthouse (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceJordan was sentenced to five months in custody (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceA four-year driving disqualification was imposed on Jordan (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceJudge Power fined Jordan €350 to be paid within three months (kildarenow.com)
- otherTroy Jordan had 14 previous convictions, all for minor road traffic offences (kildarenow.com)
- otherJordan told the garda the car belonged to a man named David Stewart (kildarenow.com)
- otherJordan told the garda the insurance policy only covered the UK and Northern Ireland, not the Republic of Ireland (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe garda tried to contact Diamond Insurance numerous times but was unable to get through (kildarenow.com)
- otherJordan insisted he tried to provide proof of insurance a few days later but gardaí did not accept it (kildarenow.com)
- otherPhilip Johnson said he loaned Jordan the vehicle while Jordan carried out works on his regular vehicle (kildarenow.com)
- otherTroy Jordan had 16 previous convictions, most for road traffic offences, with the last in 2014 (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe UK-based insurance company told Jordan he could drive the car in the Republic of Ireland (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jul2022Kildare courts: Allenwood resident Troy Jordan fined for driving with no insurance
Reports the sentencing of Troy Jordan for driving with no insurance, noting his 16 previous convictions and the judge's decision to fine rather than disqualify after his barrister argued the UK-based insurer had told him he could drive in the Republic.
convicted, Troy Jordan, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Troy Jordan - 8 Jul2022Kildare court: Allenwood's Troy Jordan, who has 14 previous convictions, jailed for five months
Reports the final sentencing of five months in custody and a four-year disqualification, replacing the earlier €350 fine. Details the cross-examination, the insurance policy covering only the UK and Northern Ireland, and Judge Zaidan's reasoning for finding Jordan uninsured.
convicted, Troy Jordan, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Troy Jordan