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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19069Driving without insurance; learner driving without a supervising licensed driver · Co. Tipperary

Uninsured vehicle and learner driver stopped in Clonmel

On a Tuesday in the week reported on 22 November 2023, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí patrolling Clonmel, County Tipperary, stopped a vehicle after an automatic number plate recognition alert flagged it as uninsured. Enquiries with the insurance company confirmed the vehicle was uninsured, and the driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, was also carrying a learner permit with no fully licensed driver accompanying. Gardaí seized the vehicle. The latest development, reported on 22 November 2023, is that proceedings have commenced.

  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
  • The driver was found to be driving with no insurance.
  • The driver was carrying a learner permit with no fully licensed driver accompanying.
Where
The stop took place in Clonmel, County Tipperary, where Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí were on patrol.
When
The vehicle was seized on a Tuesday, in the week reported on 22 November 2023.
Cause
The vehicle was flagged by an automatic number plate recognition system as uninsured.
Investigation
Enquiries with the insurance company confirmed the vehicle was uninsured.
Charges
The listed offences are driving without insurance and learner driving without a supervising fully licensed driver.
Other details
  • The vehicle was seized by gardaí.
  • Tipperary Live reported the stop in two articles published on 22 November 2023.
In court
Proceedings have commenced.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was discovered to be driving with no insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe stop took place in Clonmel, County Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereGardaí in the Tipperary Roads Policing Unit were patrolling Clonmel. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe vehicle was seized on a Tuesday. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe vehicle was flagged by an automatic number plate recognition system as uninsured. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe Tipperary RPU was alerted by the ANPR system that the vehicle was uninsured. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationInquiries with the insurance company confirmed the vehicle was uninsured. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationEnquiries with the insurance company confirmed the vehicle was uninsured. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtProceedings have commenced. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe driver was also carrying a learner permit with no fully licensed driver accompanying. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe driver was carrying a learner permit with no fully licensed driver accompanying. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized and proceedings have commenced. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Nov2023
    Othertipperarylive.ie, first report
    GOT YA! Tipperary gardaí on patrol detect issue with this vehicle and discover much more!

    Reports a single stop in Clonmel where an uninsured vehicle was seized. The driver was on a learner permit with no licensed driver accompanying. Gives no exact date, age, sex or nationality for the driver.

    suspect
  2. 22 Nov2023
    Othertipperarylive.ie, follow-up
    A Tipperary motorist is pulled over and has car seized by Gardaí for multiple offences

    Reports the single Clonmel traffic stop: an ANPR alert, the uninsured driving, the learner permit issue, the seizure, and that proceedings have commenced.

    suspect