'Did he eat the dashboard?': Bizarre garda traffic stop in Kilkenny

Gardaí in Kilkenny recently seized a car with what appears to be a plastic bag attaching the steering wheel to a broken dashboard. 

The driver was found to have no tax, no NCT [National Car Test], or insurance on their person while they were driving around Johnstown. 

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Gardaí said the driving was done "with impunity" and the driver now has a date in court. 

The owner was previously disqualified from driving, according to the gardaí's social media post. 

A commenter said: "Did he eat the dashboard?", to which Kilkenny gardaí replied, "We do not speculate". 

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Another stated: "I can't understand how disqualified drivers don't have to hand over licence at court when convicted."

A fellow netizen said: "Can ye do the same patrols in Piltown, the place is like a race track most nights". 

The full social media post by the gardaí read: "We make no aPOLOgies."

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"Kilkenny RPU [Road Policing Unit] responded to reports locally of a VW with no tax, test or insurance driving around Johnstown with impunity. The owner who is a disqualified driver now has a date in court, vehicle seized."

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