Motorist stopped at checkpoint had been disqualified from driving 27 times
“The driver has been charged to appear before Portlaoise District Court”
The post on the Garda Facebook page
A motorist who had been disqualified from driving a jaw-dropping 27 times previously was arrested after their car was stopped at a checkpoint.
The driver was nabbed after giving false details to members of the Laois Roads Policing Unit who were conducting a checkpoint on the outskirts of Portlaoise yesterday evening.
When gardai pulled over a vehicle with an expired road tax disc, they discovered the driver had been disqualified from driving 27 times previously.
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“The driver has been charged to appear before Portlaoise District Court,” gardai revealed in Facebook post.
“We remain committed to denying these individuals the access of our road networks.”
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