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Gardaí seize a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years The Gardaí last week stopped a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years. When the driver was questioned by the Guards he claimed to be a mechanic who was fixing the vehicle at the time. Meanwhile, Garda checkpoints are being increased around the country in the...

M50 Motorists Endangering Lives Twelve motorists have been prosecuted for their 'unsafe' behaviour, according to gardai, for filming the aftermath of a fatal traffic crash. Why these individuals wanted to document such a tragic scene is unknown but fines were imposed on all the drivers for using their mobile phones to film the crash scene. Gardai have said that these prosecutions...

Vehicle owners may become equally culpable for learners dangerous driving In light of many road deaths due to the inexperience of learner drivers, the Government is being pressured to bring in new legislation which will hold the vehicle owner accountable if their car is being driven by a learner driver while in an accident. Under any future legislation, car owners...

In a shocking statement, the global head of Aviva said that some of their customers have died as a direct result of fake crashes staged to make insurance claims. While in Dublin last week, head of Aviva, Mark Wilson, who is from New Zealand, said that whiplash fraud in Ireland is a "national disgrace". To counteract this, Aviva has given...

Avoiding penalty points by paying cash More than 100 motorists have avoided paying penalty points for speeding this year alone by simply making a donation to a court “poor box”, it has been revealed, despite legislation banning the practice. The practice of a court ordering a payment to the “poor box” in lieu of a penalty points offence has been...

Only one third of Garda cars have licence plate recognition It has emerged that just under one third of Garda Traffic Corps vehicles are fitted with licence plate recognition technology. Compared to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), which have almost all their cars fitted with this technology. Independent TD, Tommy Broughan mentioned the comparison between the two...