'Did he eat the dashboard?': Bizarre garda traffic stop in Kilkenny
Gardaí in Kilkenny said the driving was done "with impunity" and that the driver now has a date in court
Gardaí in Kilkenny recently seized a car with what appears to be a plastic bag attaching the steering wheel to a broken dashboard.
The driver was found to have no tax, no NCT [National Car Test], or insurance on their person while they were driving around Johnstown.
Gardaí said the driving was done "with impunity" and the driver now has a date in court.
A commenter said: "Did he eat the dashboard?", to which Kilkenny gardaí replied, "We do not speculate".
Another stated: "I can't understand how disqualified drivers don't have to hand over licence at court when convicted."
A fellow netizen said: "Can ye do the same patrols in Piltown, the place is like a race track most nights".
The full social media post by the gardaí read: "We make no aPOLOgies."
"Kilkenny RPU [Road Policing Unit] responded to reports locally of a VW with no tax, test or insurance driving around Johnstown with impunity. The owner who is a disqualified driver now has a date in court, vehicle seized."