Car seized after 'peculiar' tax disc discovery

Handdrawn tax discAn Garda Síochána

Police in the Republic of Ireland seized a car after spotting a hand-drawn tax disc on display in its window.

Gardaí (Irish police) from County Meath were on patrol when they made the "peculiar" discovery at the weekend.

As well as being hand-drawn the tax disc had an expiry date of September 2023.

Displaying tax discs in the front window of a car was abolished in the United Kingdom in 2014.

However, most vehicle owners in the Republic of Ireland are legally required to display their motor tax disc if driving it in a public place.

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Motor tax is collected by local authorities.

Gardaí said prosecution would follow after spotting the fake disc on the car.

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