Limerick man's car that was to be scrapped was found on the street with no tax or insurance - Ireland News Beep

A MAN who had sold a car was brought before the district court for not having valid tax and insurance displayed.

Kilmallock District Court heard that on October 18, 2025, Garda Norris was on patrol on Sarsfield Street in Kilmallock.

He observed a car parked on the street at 9.25am, which had no insurance disc displayed and a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice was issued and was not paid.

On the same date, there was no valid tax displayed and another Fixed Charge Penalty Notice was issued. That also went unpaid.

The defendant took to the witness stand and said that he had sold the car three or months before these offences and that he had been told by the garage that it would be scrapped.

“It was off the road, but when I got these letters, I was told by the garage that they had moved the car out onto the street for some reason on that date.

“The car then went back to the garage and was scrapped and I have the certificate to prove that,” the defendant said.

He showed copies of this evidence to the court and had also emailed them to the central office in Thurles, which processes Fixed Charge Penalty Notices, but was told that the PDF would not open.

He then sent physical copies. “I posted them late, I wasn’t well,” he admitted.

Prosecuting for the State, Inspector Gearóid Thompson accepted the proof that the vehicle was scrapped and said this documentation was presented and accepted by gardaí.

Judge Patricia Harney then advised the man: “You need to be a little bit more careful about your paperwork.”

The case was dismissed on merits.

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Limerick man’s car that was to be scrapped was found on the street with no tax or insurance

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