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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 23046Driving offences (no valid roadworthiness certificate; no correct licence; untaxed; overweight vehicle) · Co. Laois

Recovery truck with car on board seized on M7 in Laois

An untaxed recovery vehicle carrying a car was stopped on the M7 Motorway in Laois on 6 January 2023 and found to have no valid roadworthiness certificate, the driver lacked the correct licence, and the vehicle was overweight. The vehicle was seized and prosecutions commenced.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged5 Jan
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe recovery vehicle was untaxed (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle's tax had expired (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe recovery truck was found to be overweight (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was a recovery truck with a car on board (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was untaxed (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped on the M7 Motorway in Laois (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was seized and prosecutions commenced (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was seized (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtProsecutions have commenced (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 6 Jan2023
    Chargedoffalyexpress.ie, its first report
    Recovery truck in Midlands with car on board seized by gardai

    Reports the seizure of an untaxed recovery vehicle on the M7 in Laois for multiple driving offences including no valid roadworthiness certificate, no correct licence, expired tax and being overweight.

    suspect
  2. 5 Jan2023
    Chargedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Laois Gardai seize recovery truck

    Confirms the incident occurred on 5 January 2023 and that the vehicle was taken to be weighed and found to be overweight.

    suspect