Driving ban for ninth ‘no tax’ conviction - Kilkenny Court

A motorist who had eight previous convictions for failing to tax a vehicle has been handed down a driving disqualification on his ninth conviction for the same offence.

Kilkenny District Court heard that John James Hayes, 1 The Old Barracks, Dundrum, Co Tipperary, was stopped by a garda on June 30, 2023. There was no tax displayed on the vehicle he was driving and a front tyre was bald.

Sergeant Morgan O’Connor said the tax had expired in May 2022.

Mr Hayes had 25 previous convictions, including eight for not having tax and two for driving with bald tyres, the sergeant said.

Convicting Mr Hayes, Judge Geraldine Carthy imposed a fine of €150 for the bald tyre offence. For not having tax a fine of €150 was imposed and a driving disqualification of three months, in light of the previous convictions.