Ah here! Motorist's luck finally runs out as gardaí seize van untaxed for very long time...
Needless to say the van was seized and a fixed charge penalty notice issued
A van driver's luck finally ran out when gardaí swooped to seize the vehicle which had not been taxed for over 5,000 days.
Gardaí in Sundrive were on patrol when they spotted the Ford Transit van and discovered that its tax was expired for almost 14 years.
The van was seized and the driver was issued with a fixed charge penalty notice.
Posting a photo of the red van to their X account on Wednesday, gardaí said: "Sundrive Gardaí were on patrol when they stopped this van.
"It was found that it had no tax for over 5,000 days!
"It was seized and the driver was issued a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice."