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Case No. 22857Driving offences (no licence; no insurance; expired NCT; overweight vehicle) · Co. Laois · 13 Jan 2023

Recovery vehicle seized by Laois Roads Policing Unit for multiple driving offences

A recovery vehicle carrying a car was stopped by the Laois Roads Policing Unit on 13 January 2023, and the driver was found to have no driving licence, no insurance, an expired certificate of roadworthiness, and the vehicle was overweight. The vehicle was seized and court proceedings have commenced.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged13 Jan
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was not wearing a seat belt when stopped (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver had no driving licence (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver had no insurance (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle's certificate of roadworthiness was expired (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was overweight when weighed (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver did not have a driving licence (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver did not have insurance (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle's certificate of roadworthiness had expired (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was found to be overweight when weighed (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe recovery vehicle was stopped by the Laois Roads Policing Unit (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationA recovery vehicle was stopped by the Laois Roads Policing Unit (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings commenced against the driver (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings have commenced against the driver (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherA previous recovery vehicle was seized on the M7 motorway on 5 January (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 17 Jan2023
    Chargedoffalyexpress.ie, its first report
    Another recovery truck in the Midlands carrying a car seized by gardai

    Reports the seizure of a recovery vehicle by Laois Roads Policing Unit for multiple driving offences, noted as the second recovery vehicle seized by Laois Gardaí in just over a week.

    suspect
  2. 13 Jan2023
    Chargedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Laois Gardai seize recovery vehicle carrying car

    Confirms the initial reason for the stop was the driver not wearing a seat belt, and notes this is the second recovery vehicle seized by Laois Gardaí in just over a week, referencing a previous seizure on the M7 on 5 January.

    suspect