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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17276Driving without insurance · Co. Tipperary

Vehicle impounded in Cashel after no-insurance ANPR alert

Tipperary Roads Policing Unit intercepted a vehicle in Cashel, County Tipperary, at the weekend before 13 May 2024, after an Automatic Number Plate Recognition alert for no insurance, NCT or tax. The case is recorded as driving without insurance, and the driver's name, sex and nationality are not given. Gardaí impounded the car. The latest development is that the driver is due to go to court.

  1. Reported13 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí intercepted a vehicle in Cashel after an Automatic Number Plate Recognition alert.
Where
The interception took place in Cashel, County Tipperary.
When
The interception happened at the weekend before the article was published on 13 May 2024.
Cause
The alert was for no insurance, NCT or tax.
Investigation
The Tipperary Roads Policing Unit was patrolling Cashel and stopped the vehicle.
Charges
The case is recorded as driving without insurance, and the article gives no further charge details.
Other details
  • The driver's name, sex and nationality are not given.
  • The car was impounded.
  • The unit said it is working to make roads safer after a huge increase in road deaths so far this year.
  • This report concerns a separate Cashel incident and not the Thurles car seizure in case 17257.
In court
Gardaí said court would follow, and the driver is due to go to court.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe vehicle was intercepted in Cashel. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe interception happened at the weekend before the article was published on 13 May 2024. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe vehicle was stopped after an ANPR alert for no insurance, NCT or tax. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe driver is due to go to court. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe car was impounded. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 May2024
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    PICTURE: Gardaí intercept vehicle in Tipperary and impound for litany of reasons...

    Reports a separate incident in Cashel, not the Thurles car seizure in case 17257. The article gives no exact date beyond 'at the weekend'.

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