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.
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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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