A disqualified motorist has a due date in court after Gardaí in Dublin stopped a van en route to France for a winter holiday.
When stopped as part of Operation Fanacht, Gardaí found the rogue motorist to be driving without a driving licence or insurance.
Gardaí arrested the motorist while the van was confiscated.
Gardaí temporarily attached to Store Street Station on #OperationFanacht stopped a disqualified driver at Dublin Port heading to France on holidays. No driving licence, no insurance. Van seized, driver arrested. #StayHomeStaySafe #HoldFirm pic.twitter.com/82mwNvqF1B
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 26, 2021
Taking to social media, the @GardaTraffic Twitter account said: "Gardaí temporarily attached to Store Street Station on #OperationFanacht stopped a disqualified driver at Dublin Port heading to France on holidays. No driving licence, no insurance. Van seized, driver arrested #StayHomeStaySafe #HoldFirm."
The arrest comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed yesterday that Ireland's Level 5 restrictions will stay in place until at least March 5th - an extension of six weeks.
