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Woman avoids jail over fake caravan logbook
Summary
Margaret Doran (36), from Kimmage in Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a false registration certificate for a caravan on 15 October 2019 at the Ranch House in Saggart, Dublin. Gardaí discovered the caravan's Vehicle Identification Number had been partially ground down during a search of the premises where Doran was renting a parking space. She produced a false logbook when questioned. The caravan, valued at €25,000, was seized. Doran stated she had exchanged her own caravan and paid money to a man in Sligo whose identity gardaí could not verify. The court heard she became homeless following seizure of the caravan. Judge Martin Nolan noted her guilty plea, absence of previous convictions, and personal tragedies, including the death of her husband. He determined that imprisonment was inappropriate and found her unlikely to reoffend. Doran received a two-year prison sentence, suspended in full.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman avoids jail over fake caravan logbook. Charges or matters: having a false document in the form of an instrument certificate registration for a caravan on October 15, 2019, at the Ranch House, Saggart, in Dublin; an offence regarding documents. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 15, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-02-20 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having a false document in the form of an instrument certificate registration for a caravan on October 15, 2019, at the Ranch House, Saggart, in Dublin; an offence regarding documents (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan said the gardai became suspicious of the origins of a caravan that Doran was in and questioned her. Judge Nolan sentenced her to two years in prison, which he suspended in full.
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