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Case No. 16667Failure to produce insurance · Co. Tipperary · 18 Mar 2023

Roscrea man banned from driving for failing to produce insurance

On March 18, 2023, gardaí stopped a car being driven by Marin Ceban (33), a Roscrea man, on Church Street, Roscrea, and asked for his certificate of insurance. He could not produce it, was told to bring it to the garda station within ten days, and did not do so. Ceban pleaded guilty to failure to produce insurance at Nenagh District Court, where Judge Marie Keane convicted him, and he was disqualified from driving for two years and fined €250. The sentence was reported on July 11, 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced11 Jul
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Marin Ceban was charged with failure to produce insurance while driving.
Where
The offence took place on Church Street, Roscrea, Tipperary.
When
The offence occurred on March 18, 2023.
Other details
  • Marin Ceban is a 33-year-old man of Roscrea.
  • His solicitor said Ceban believed he was insured to drive the car.
  • His solicitor said Ceban is on social welfare and sells cars for extra income, and that one of the cars sold was the one he was driving.
Investigation
  • Gardaí stopped the car Ceban was driving and demanded his certificate of insurance, as Sergeant Regina McCarthy told the court.
  • Ceban could not produce the certificate, and gardaí told him to bring it to the garda station within ten days, but he did not do so.
Charges
Ceban pleaded guilty to failure to produce insurance.
In court
  • The case was heard at Nenagh District Court.
  • Judge Marie Keane convicted Ceban.
Sentence
Ceban was disqualified from driving for two years and fined €250.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe offence took place on Church Street, Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe offence occurred on March 18, 2023. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí stopped the car being driven by the defendant and demanded his certificate of insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationWhen the driver could not produce the certificate, gardaí told him to bring it to the garda station within ten days, but he did not do so. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeMarin Ceban pleaded guilty to failure to produce insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Nenagh District Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtJudge Marie Keane convicted the defendant. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was disqualified from driving for two years and fined €250. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe defendant's solicitor said his client believed he was insured to drive the car. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe solicitor said Mr Ceban is on social welfare and sells cars for extra income, and that one of the cars sold was the one he was driving. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Jul2024
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    COURT: Roscrea man who sells cars banned from driving

    First report of the case. It gives the court outcome: a two-year driving disqualification and a €250 fine. It also gives the solicitor's account that the driver believed he was insured.

    convicted, Marin Ceban, 33, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Marin Ceban