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Case No. 17388Driving without insurance · Co. Tipperary · 30 Apr 2024

Vehicle with no insurance and false insurance disc seized in Fethard, Tipperary

On April 30, 2024, Clonmel gardaí on a proactive patrol in Fethard, County Tipperary, used a mobility app to identify a vehicle that had no insurance and displayed a false insurance disc. The vehicle was seized, and court proceedings are to follow, according to a report published on May 2, 2024. No driver or person has been named or described, and no charge or sentence is reported.

  1. Reported2 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí identified that the vehicle had no insurance.
  • The vehicle was displaying a false insurance disc.
Where
The patrol took place in Fethard, County Tipperary.
When
The patrol took place on April 30, 2024.
Investigation
  • Clonmel gardaí were on a proactive patrol when the vehicle was found.
  • Gardaí used a mobility app to identify the vehicle.
Other details
  • The vehicle was seized.
  • No driver or person is named or described in the report.
  • The report was published by tipperarylive.ie on May 2, 2024.
In court
Court proceedings are to follow.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí identified that the vehicle had no insurance. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle was displaying a false insurance disc. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe patrol took place in Fethard, County Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe patrol took place on April 30. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí used a mobility app to identify the vehicle. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings are to follow. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 May2024
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    WARNING: Tipperary gardaí identify vehicle while on 'proactive patrol'

    Describes a vehicle with no insurance displaying a false insurance disc, found on a proactive patrol in Fethard. The vehicle was seized. No driver or person is named or described.