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Case No. 26617Speeding; no insurance; no tax · Co. Kildare · 30 May 2022

Motorcyclist charged with speeding and no tax in Clane, Kildare

On 30 May 2022, a motorcyclist was detected travelling at 175km/h in a 120km/h zone in Clane, County Kildare. A check found the rider had no insurance and their tax had expired 3,159 days earlier. The motorcycle was impounded and the rider was charged with court to follow.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged30 May
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The motorcyclist was detected travelling at 175km/h in a 120km/h zone.
  • The rider had no insurance.
  • The rider's tax had expired 3,159 days ago.
  • The motorcycle was impounded.
Where
The incident occurred in Clane, County Kildare.
When
The incident occurred on 30 May 2022.
In court
The rider was charged with court to follow.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe motorcyclist was detected travelling at 175km/h in a 120km/h zone (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe rider had no insurance (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe rider's tax had expired 3,159 days ago (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe motorcycle was impounded (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident occurred in Clane, County Kildare (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe rider was charged with court to follow (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 30 May2022
    Chargedkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardaí stop speeding driver in Kildare whose tax expired over EIGHT years ago

    First report of the speeding detection and subsequent charges in Clane.

    suspect