SEIZED: Van untaxed for more than a year found to have 'destroyed' tyre
Gardai say driver was not wearing a seatbelt when stopped
The driver of an untaxed van which was found to have a 'destroyed tyre' was not wearing a seatbelt when stopped, gardai have revealed.
Highlighting the detection on social media, gardaí say the white van was stopped in recent days on the N6 in County Galway due to its 'destroyed rear tyre'.
In the post on X, formerly Twitter, they added that a number of other offences were also detected when the vehicle was stopped, close to a busy junction.
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"First we found the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Next we found that the van had been untaxed for 393 days. Finally we also spotted the bald front tyre," read the post.
Gardai have also confirmed that the van was seized and it's understood proceedings have been initiated against the driver.
The social media post highlighting the detection has been viewed more than 36,000 times so far.