Driver 'over 50km from home' on a non-essential journey with dangerously bald tyres fined

Gardai in Kildare stopped a driver at a checkpoint at Moyvalley and found he was 50km from home on a non essential journey.

He was also driving a vehicle with worn tyres when he was stopped by the Naas Roads Policing Unit who were conducting a multi agency checkpoint on the R148.  A fine was issued.

Naas Roads Policing Unit conducted a Multi Agency Checkpoint on the R148 at Moyvalley. A car was stopped and found to have dangerously worn tyres. Furthermore the driver was over 50km from their home on an non-essential journey. Fixed Charge Penalty Notice issued.#ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/Dbl9P0IPdV

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 18, 2021