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Case No. 16787Driving with expired vehicle tax (dangerous manoeuvre at checkpoint) · Co. Laois

Vehicle seized in Borris-in-Ossory after it turned away from Laois checkpoint

Abbeyleix gardaí running a checkpoint in Borris-in-Ossory, Co Laois, reported that a pickup turned away from it during the week before 28 June 2024. The vehicle was stopped a short time later, and gardaí said the driver had performed a dangerous manoeuvre and the vehicle's tax had expired since 2023. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality were not given, was issued a fine or Fixed Charge Penalty Notice, and the pickup was seized and taken away on a tow truck. The latest development is a report of 29 June 2024 that repeated the seizure and the Fixed Charge Penalty Notice.

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

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí seized a pickup truck after it turned away from a garda checkpoint in Co Laois.
Where
The checkpoint was in Borris-in-Ossory, Co Laois, and was run by Abbeyleix gardaí.
When
The checkpoint was held in the week before the first report, published on 28 June 2024; the exact incident date is not given.
Cause
  • Gardaí said the driver performed a dangerous manoeuvre by turning away from the checkpoint.
  • Gardaí said the vehicle's tax had expired since 2023.
Investigation
Gardaí said the vehicle was stopped a short time after it turned away from the checkpoint.
Charges
The first report said the driver was issued a fine, and the second said a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice was issued.
Sentence
The pickup was seized.
Other details
  • The vehicle was taken away on a tow truck.
  • The driver is not named, and no age, sex or nationality is given.
  • The reported offence is driving with expired vehicle tax, with a dangerous manoeuvre at the checkpoint.
  • Gardaí reported the incident on social media, and both news reports relied on that account.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized a pickup truck after it turned away from a checkpoint. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe checkpoint was in Borris In Ossory, Co Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was seized in Borris-in-Ossory, Co Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeThe driver had performed a dangerous manoeuvre and the vehicle's tax had expired since 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí said the vehicle's tax had expired since 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe pickup was stopped a short time after turning away. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said the vehicle was stopped a short time after it turned away from the checkpoint. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe driver was issued a fine and the pickup was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was taken away on a tow truck. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized and a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice was issued. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Jun2024
    Otherleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Vehicle seized by Laois gardaí after they claim it turned away from checkpoint

    First report of this incident. It gives the Borris-in-Ossory location, the checkpoint context, the expired tax and the seizure with a fixed charge notice.

    suspect
  2. 28 Jun2024
    Otherleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí seized a pickup truck after it turned away from a checkpoint in Laois

    Single incident: pickup turned away from a Borris In Ossory checkpoint, was stopped shortly after, the driver was fined and the pickup seized because the tax had expired since 2023.

    suspect