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Gardai seize vehicle after driver uses a vise-grip to stop brake fluid leaking
One of the latest tweets shared on the official An Garda Síochána Twitter account has revealed quite a dangerous action by one driver. Guards from the Dublin Metropolitan Region stopped a vehicle because it was discovered it had no tax, insurance or NCT. On further examination of the vehicle, they also discovered it was in a very dangerous and unroadworthy...
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Could This Be The Worst Attempt to Doctor a Tax Disk Ever?
An Garda Síochána stopped a car in Galway at the weekend in which the driver was using their mobile phone while driving and in the process discovered possibly the most comical attempt at a doctored tax disk in Irish history. At first glance, an observer could be fooled into thinking the disk is normal but on closer examination you will...
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Motorists are being warned of motor tax email scam targeting bank details
Motor tax email scam targeting customer bank details The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have become aware of fraudulent emails purporting to come from the Department seeking vehicle details and billing information from vehicle owners in connection with their last motor tax transaction. Motorists paying their motor tax online have been warned to be on their guard for fraudsters...
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Children unrestrained in a car is a form of 'child abuse' says Road Safety Expert
Leaving a child unrestrained in a car is tantamount to ‘child abuse’ according to a road safety expert. This comes on the foot of a recent photograph tweeted by the Gardaí of a seven-seater car which was stopped with four children under twelve years of age sitting in the back and not one restrained in child safety seat or seatbelts....
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Gardai to get app for checking driver details on roadside
Garda roadside app for checking driver details The Gardai have outlined a plan for members of the force to get a mobile phone app to let them check a driver's details at the roadside. The new app will access a database of names and details of insured and uninsured motorists, their driving licence and insurance policy numbers. The app, which...
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An insurance fraud you may be involved in without knowing that could give you a criminal record
An insurance fraud you may be involved in without knowing that could give you a criminal record New statistics are revealing that almost half of drivers believe that a form of fraud which can secure cheaper car insurance for younger drivers is acceptable. Unbeknownst to most drivers, they are engaging in a fraud which is known as “fronting.” Fronting, believe...
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Fake Vehicle Licensing Certificates VLC Logbooks
Fake Logbooks MyVehicle.ie is highlighting an increased risk for used car buyers, that is the existence of fake VLC Certificates or logbooks as they are otherwise known. Unsuspecting motorists can send the Vehicle Licensing Certificates (VLC / Logbook) of the second-hand vehicle that they recently purchased to the Department of Transport, only to have the Gardai call around to inform...
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Seven cars stolen from dealership in Northern Ireland
Seven cars stolen from dealership in Northern Ireland Seven cars have been stolen during from a dealership in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. The break-in happened at MB Motors, Woodside Park in Ballymena on Friday night between 11 pm and 7 am on Saturday. The business has been operating in the town for 15 years. The owner of the dealership, Malcolm...
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Swedish Car Scam
Swedish Car Scam In early autumn the Trading Standards Service in the UK heard from three consumers who had lost some £13,000 between them due to a scam which has been since been called the Swedish Car Scam. Most recently, a Co Down couple lost a sizeable sum of money on the promise the vehicle would be delivered to their...
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Gardai surrounds Kildare towns and seizes cars
Gardai siezes cars in Kildare Gardai surrounded several Kildare towns last Friday night in a task known as Operation Surround. The Operation aims to clamp down on drink driving and road traffic crime. During the evening, one man was arrested and four vehicles were seized from motorists suspected of driving while under the influence. Operation Surround saw Naas District Gardai...