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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3120Tampering with a Certificate of Roadworthiness, driving without insurance · Co. Donegal · 8 May 2026

Van driver hit with court date after CRW disc tampered with in Lifford, Donegal

A van driver was stopped by Gardaí from the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit in the Lifford area, Co. Donegal, on 8 May 2026, after the Certificate of Roadworthiness disc on the uninsured van was found to have been tampered with to show a later expiry date. The van was seized and the driver will receive a court date in due course.

  1. Reported9 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe CRW disc on the van had been tampered with to show an expiry date of 08.09.26 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe CRW had actually expired on 08.09.25 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe van was uninsured (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe van driver was stopped in the Lifford area, Co. Donegal (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Friday, 8 May 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe van was seized (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe stop was carried out by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe driver will receive a court date in due course (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 May2026
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Van driver hit with court date after CRW disc tampered with

    First report of the incident; the van was seized and the driver is awaiting a court date.

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