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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14824Driving without insurance · Co. Kildare

Motorist parked across two disabled bays in Naas found without insurance, tax or NCT

Naas Roads Policing Unit gardaí in County Kildare found a car parked across two disabled parking bays, and it had no insurance, tax or NCT, with its front and rear registration plates deliberately obscured, according to gardaí. The exact date of the incident is not given, but the case was reported on 23 January 2025 and described the patrol as having taken place recently. Gardaí located and spoke to the driver, the car was impounded, and fines were issued along with impound and towing charges. The latest development is that the motorist is expected to appear in court in the coming weeks for having no insurance.

  1. Reported23 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The car had no insurance, tax or NCT.
  • The front and rear registration plates were deliberately obscured, according to gardaí.
Where
The car was parked across two disabled parking bays in the Kildare Garda Division.
When
The incident date is not given; the report was published on 23 January 2025 and described the patrol as having taken place recently.
Investigation
Naas Roads Policing Unit gardaí located and spoke to the driver.
Other details
  • The car was impounded.
  • Fines were issued and impound and towing charges were levied.
In court
The motorist is expected to appear in court in the coming weeks for having no insurance.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car had no insurance, tax or NCT. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe front and rear registration plates were deliberately obscured. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe car was parked across two disabled parking bays in the Kildare Garda Division. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí located and spoke to the driver. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtA court appearance for the motorist for having no insurance is expected in the coming weeks. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe car was impounded. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherFines were issued and impound and towing charges were levied. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jan2025
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    Naas gardaí nab motorist parked across TWO Disabled Parking Bays - and that wasn't all

    Reports the Naas Roads Policing Unit stop of a motorist, the lack of insurance, tax and NCT, the obscured plates, the impounding and fines, and an expected court appearance for having no insurance. No date of the incident is given.

    suspect