Gardaí catch disqualified motorist driving car with tyres 'in extremely poor condition'

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Tipperary Roads Policing Unit intercepted the driver due to an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) alert

A disqualified motorist has been arrested after being caught driving a dangerously defective car. 

The Tipperary Roads Policing Unit (RPU) intercepted the car earlier yesterday (Saturday May 11) after an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) alert for a disqualified driver. 

Three of the driver's tyres were noted to be in "extremely poor condition", with officers deciding the car was a danger to other road users. 

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