Monaghan gardaí crack down on illegal tints and road offences as motorists fined en route to Donegal International Rally
A large number of those that were pulled in included vehicles with excessive window tinting.
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'Monaghan Roads Policing Unit were conducting checkpoints monitoring the large volumes of traffic heading for the Donegal Rally,' said a garda spokesperson.
'A number of vehicles were stopped with illegal tints.
'Effects of illegal tints reduce visibility, especially at night or in low light conditions and can hinder a driver's ability to see other road users and pedestrians, increasing the risk of collisions.'
One of those to fall under the scrutiny of gardaí was also found to have no NCT, resulting in its seizure.
Gardaí released an image of a black Lexus which had no NCT in a detection that will see its driver being hit with a fine and penalty points.
'Other offences for speeding and non-display of N plates were also detected,' added the spokesperson.
'Fixed charge penalty notices will be issued to the drivers.'
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