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Gardai have highlighted the incident on social media
A motorist who tried to 'race' an unmarked garda car on one of the busiest roads in the country has been fined and will receive penalty points on his driving licence
Highlighting the incident on social media, gardaí reported that the driver of the Volkswagen Passat tried to race them while they were on patrol over the weekend on the M50 motorway.
We were on patrol of the M50 over the weekend.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) August 27, 2024
Among those we found committing road traffic offences was the driver of this car who tried to race on unmarked Garda car.
Fortunately, for their safety and that of other road users, he was stopped was issued an on the spot fine. pic.twitter.com/xuHD8p1mzP
In a post on social media, they said that the gardaí on patrol at the time were in an unmarked car when the event occurred.
The driver was stopped 'for their safety and that of other road users' and an on the spot fine was issued for a speeding offence.
Three penalty points will also be applied to his driving licence.
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