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Banned driver caught for fifth time without insurance handed suspended sentence
Summary
Michael Uhrovic, 46, of Landsdale Lawns, Tallaght, was stopped by gardaí on 25 September 2023 at Catherine Tynan Road for driving without a licence or insurance. He pleaded guilty. The Tallaght District Court noted he had 12 prior convictions, including several road‑traffic offences, and had been disqualified from driving for four years in 2018 and again for ten years in 2020. Judge Patricia McNamara convicted him of driving without insurance, disqualified him for a further five years, and imposed a €600 fine payable within five months. He received a five‑month custodial sentence, suspended for two years on a €200 bond, with a warning that a repeat offence would activate the sentence. The case was heard under sections 38(1) and 38(5)(a)(i) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended, and sections 56(1) and (3) of the same Act.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Banned driver caught for fifth time without insurance handed suspended sentence. Charges or matters: having no driving licence or insurance at that location and date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 25, 2023 Incident
- 2025-06-23 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having no driving licence or insurance at that location and date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Foley urged the court to consider a fine or a short suspended sentence "to wake him up." Judge Patricia McNamara convicted Uhrovic of driving without insurance, disqualified him for a further five years and imposed a €600 fine, to be paid within five months. Uhrovic also received a five-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years on his own bond of €200, with a warning that if he is caught driving again, the sentence will be activated.
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