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04 Apr 2026

Car seized from learner driver after they tried to avoid Kildare Garda checkpoint

Clane checkpoint

Car seized from learner driver after they tried to avoid Kildare Garda checkpoint

Photo of the car that was seized. Garda twitter

Kildare gardai seized a car which tried to avoid a checkpoint on the night of December 29. 

Clane Roads Policing set up a checkpoint and noticed that a car that was coming towards them tried to turn around to avoid them.

They stopped the car and found it was being driven by a learner driver who was unaccompanied.

The car was seized and a fixed charge penalty notice was also issued.

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