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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21466Overweight vehicle (road traffic offence) · Co. Laois

Tow truck driver fined after vehicle found 300kg overweight in Cappakeel, Laois

Gardaí from the Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a small recovery truck carrying a large SUV at a checkpoint in Cappakeel, Co Laois, on a date reported only as "recently" before 18 April 2023. Gardaí suspected the vehicle exceeded its maximum design weight, and a check at a designated weighbridge found it 300kg overweight. The driver is not named or described, and was issued a €200 fine and penalty points, as reported on 18 April 2023. No further developments are reported.

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

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí stopped a tow truck for being overweight.
  • The vehicle was a small recovery truck carrying a large SUV.
Where
The stop was at a checkpoint in Cappakeel, Co Laois.
Other details
  • The Laois Roads Policing Unit made the stop.
  • The driver is not named or described in the reports.
When
The stop happened recently, with no exact date given, and was reported on 18 April 2023.
Cause
Gardaí suspected the vehicle exceeded its maximum design weight.
Investigation
The vehicle was taken to a local designated weighbridge and found to be 300kg overweight.
Sentence
The driver was issued a €200 fine and penalty points.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí stopped a tow truck for being overweight. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe stop was at a checkpoint in Cappakeel, Co Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí suspected the vehicle exceeded its maximum design weight. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was weighed at a designated weighbridge and found to be 300kg overweight. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was issued a €200 fine and penalty points. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 18 Apr2023
    Otheroffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Gardai fine tow truck operator in the Midlands

    Reports a single roadside enforcement stop and fine. No incident date is given beyond 'recently', and the driver is not named or described.

    suspect