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23 Feb 2026

ALERT: Gardaí catch learner driver on M8 doing a speed of over 160km/h

The vehicle was seized and proceedings commenced against the driver. 

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CREDIT: Tipperary gardaí

Clare Tipperary Roads Policing Unit conducting a speed enforcement checkpoint on the M8 motorway detected a vehicle travelling at 163km/h.

The driver was the holder of a learner permit and was driving unaccompanied and the insurance policy showed as inactive on the Mobility App.

The vehicle was seized and proceedings commenced against the driver. 

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