Time's up for uninsured e-scooter driver who ‘passed Kilkenny Garda Station every day’

A man who said he drove past the garda station ‘every day’ and was not told his e-scooter needed to be insured until the day it was seized by a garda, has been convicted of driving without insurance at Kilkenny District Court.

Przemyslaw Biniechi, 32 Lintown Avenue, Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to the charge.

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Garda Andy Neill told the court that on November 10, 2025, at 6pm, he stopped an e-scooter at the Old Callan Road.

The machine was not insured and when it was tested on an approved device reached a top speed of 62kph; the legal top speed for an e-scooter is 20kph. Over that speed the machine is classed as an insurable mechanically propelled vehicle.

Mr Biniechi, speaking in court, said he did not know the e-scooter was illegal. He said he bought the e-scooter last year.

He drove past the garda station every day and even in the shop where he bought the e-scooter the staff didn’t tell him it had to be insured.

Judge Geraldine Carthy commented that they should have.

Mr Biniechi told the court he did not have a driving licence as he cycles.

Judge Carthy convicted Mr Biniechi and imposed a fine of €200.