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Case No. 15219Driving without insurance · Co. Tipperary · 12 Dec 2024

Motorist stopped in Thurles district without insurance

On Thursday afternoon, 12 December 2024, in the Thurles district of County Tipperary, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí on motorcycle patrol intercepted a vehicle that gardaí said was trying to hide from them. Gardaí said an insurance app check showed the car had no insurance. The car was seized and court proceedings were to follow, which is the latest development reported. The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given, and the source does not say whether the driver was arrested or charged.

  1. Reported12 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Tipperary Roads Policing Unit on motorcycle patrol intercepted a vehicle.
Where
The stop took place in the Thurles district of County Tipperary.
When
The stop happened on Thursday afternoon, 12 December 2024.
Cause
Gardaí said the vehicle was trying to hide from the garda biker.
Investigation
Gardaí said an insurance app check showed the car had no insurance.
In court
The car was seized and court proceedings were to follow.
Other details
  • The source gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver.
  • The source does not say whether the driver was arrested or charged.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTipperary Roads Policing Unit on motorcycle patrol intercepted a vehicle. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe stop happened in the Thurles district. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe stop happened on Thursday afternoon. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe driver was described as trying to hide from the garda biker. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí found through an insurance app that the car had no insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe car was seized and court proceedings were to follow. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Dec2024
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    BREAKING: Tipperary gardaí catch motorist 'trying to hide'

    First report of this stop. The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver and does not say whether the driver was arrested or charged. No existing case matches this stop.

    suspect