Laois gardaí issue public warning after they stop motorist and seize vehicle

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The Laois Roads Policing unit caught the driver on Tuesday, January 28 and seized the vehicle in question

An Garda Síochána's Laois Roads Policing unit were out and about in Portarlington on Tuesday, 28 January when they stopped and caught a vehicle being driven without insurance following an ANPR activation.

In a social media update, on the An Garda Síochána Laois/Offaly page, gardaí explained the incident as a warning to other motorists of what could happen should they be caught for similar violations. 

Gardaí said the vehicle also had two "extremely worn" front tyres. The vehicle was seized and court proceedings have commenced against the driver.

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