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Unaccompanied Learner Caught Speeding On Rathbride Road As Kildare Gardai Seize 49 Cars In Past Week

The cars have been seized for a number of different reasons

An unaccompanied learner driver was detected speeding on the Rathbride Road near Kildare Town yesterday.

The speed limit on the road is 60km/h, however the driver was caught doing speeds of over 90 km/h.

When pulled over by An Garda Síochána, the driver was tested for drugs and was subsequently arrested after the test came back positive for
cocaine.

Penalty points were issued and a court appearance will now follow for drug driving.

This arrest comes after Gardaí across the county seized 49 vehicles in the past week, for a range of issues, including no insurance, no tax, no
NCT and unaccompanied learner drivers.

In one instance, at a checkpoint in Newbridge, an unaccompanied learner was found to have been driving on a learner permit for the past 16 years.

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