Car with a dash 'lit up like the Northern Lights' seized by gardaí in Kilkenny
The vehicle seizure was conducted by An Garda Síochána and took place in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny
The driver of a untaxed car with an expired NCT and a dashboard 'lit up like the Northern Lights' has had their vehicle seized today by gardaí in North Kilkenny.
"I don't think it's worth taxing now...," a post on the local garda social media page begins. "Said the driver of this car in Castlecomer earlier, with NCT expired 21 months and tax a massive 1147 days ago (purchased in 2022).
"With a dash lit up like the Northern Lights, it appears keeping the car right was not a priority. We seized it under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act with fixed charge notices for tax and NCT and 3 penalty points too.
"Separately, an unaccompanied learner received fix charge notices and was not allowed to proceed until a suitable co-pilot arrived on scene.
"Whether we like it or not, vehicle roadworthiness regulations and indeed rules around learner drivers are set in law which we are bound to enforce."