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23 Oct 2025

Kilkenny gardaí reveal 'startling statistic' after seizing car in Kilkenny

Gardaí in Kilkenny add that they are 'trying to avoid knocking on doors delivering bad news'

Kilkenny gardaí reveal 'startling statistic' after seizing car in Kilkenny

Picture: An Garda Síochána

Gardaí in Kilkenny seized a Nissan Note from an unaccompanied learner driver earlier today (Saturday, January 4).

Following the seizure, they took to social media to share the following: "More than 80% of learner drivers involved in fatal crashes since 2016 were driving unaccompanied. A startling statistic."

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Following up that statistic, gardaí were keen to stress that it is 'not a revenue making activity'.

"We're just trying to avoid knocking on doors delivering bad news," they concluded.

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