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Case No. 30826Driving without valid insurance; driving without valid tax; driving without valid NCT; unaccompanied learner driving · Co. Tipperary · 12 Jul 2021

Vehicle seized in Clonmel for no insurance, expired tax, invalid NCT and unaccompanied learner driver

A vehicle was stopped by Clonmel gardaí on patrol on 12 July 2021 after being flagged on the mobility app for having no insurance. The vehicle had no insurance, tax expired 800 days, an NCT belonging to another vehicle, and an unaccompanied learner driver. The vehicle was seized and court proceedings are to follow.

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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe vehicle stopped was a Passat (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe car was stopped in Cashel (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe stop took place on 10 July 2021 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was seized (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationClonmel gardaí were on patrol of the town when the vehicle was stopped (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was flagged on the mobility app for having no insurance (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe driver had never held a driving licence (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe driver had no insurance (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe vehicle had no tax (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe vehicle had no NCT (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe vehicle had no insurance (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe vehicle's tax had expired 800 days (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe NCT belonged to another vehicle (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe learner driver was unaccompanied (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings are to follow (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe driver tried to hide from gardaí (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Jul2021
    Othertipperarylive.ie, follow-up
    'Tax expired 800 days,' Clonmel gardaí on patrol of the town came across this vehicle

    Vehicle stopped by Clonmel gardaí on patrol after being flagged on the mobility app; multiple offences identified including no insurance, tax expired 800 days, NCT belonging to another vehicle, and unaccompanied learner driver; vehicle seized with court to follow.

    suspect
  2. 12 Jul2021
    Othertipperarylive.ie, first report
    'Driver tried to hide,' Tipperary gardaí stopped this car in Cashel and here's why...

    Reports the specific details of the traffic stop: driver tried to hide, no licence, no insurance, no tax, no NCT, vehicle seized, court to follow.

    suspect