Ice Bucket Challenge driver caught in Laois
The car was seized by Laois gardaí. Photo: An Garda Síochána Laois Offaly
A DRIVER whose licence expired in the year of the Ice Bucket Challenge was finally caught by Laois gardaí.
The Seat Ibiza was not covered by insurance when it was detected by the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) system.
After the car was pulled in by the force, it emerged that the driver’s licence was out of date since 2014, when diesel was only €1.30 a litre.
In a social media post today titled ‘Reeling in the Years’, gardaí listed a series of major moments in 2014:
*Germany win the World Cup.
*Pharrell Williams and Happy dominates the music charts.
*The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral.
*Love/Hate had the nation glued to the telly.
*Diesel was €1.30 a litre.
*And this driving licence quietly expired …
In a post on the An Garda Síochána Laois Offaly Facebook page, gardaí added: ‘Unfortunately, it never made a comeback. Fast forward 12 years and it reappeared in Portlaoise, when this vehicle was stopped without insurance.’
The car was seized and towed away, while the motorist is facing a court appearance.
