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12 Oct 2025

Gardaí make brazen discovery after van driver attempts to give false details at checkpoint

Gardaí discovered the driver was disqualified from driving and more

Gardaí make brazen discovery after van driver attempts to give false details at checkpoint

Photo shared via An Garda Síochána X page

Gardaí in Roscommon stopped this van driver recently who gave them false details as they were driving while disqualified and more.

In a post on An Garda Síochána's X page, gardaí shared that Roads Policing members had been conducting a routine checkpoint when they stopped the van on Thursday, 10 July.

When stopped, the driver gave the gardaí false details.

However, after checking their records, gardaí spotted that they were actually disqualified from driving, had no licence, no insurance and no CRW.

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