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Man caught for fifth time driving without insurance while serving 10-year ban is handed suspended sentence
Michael Uhrovic (46), of Landsdale Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24, was stopped by gardaí on September 25, 2023, at Catherine Tynan Road in Tallaght. He pleaded guilty to having no driving licence or insurance at that location and date.
Tallaght District Court heard that Uhrovic has 12 previous convictions, including multiple road traffic offences. He had been disqualified from driving for four years in 2018, and again for 10 years in 2020.
Barrister Ethan Foley BL, defending, said Uhrovic was apologetic and had been driving that day to collect medication from a pharmacy. He said his client had not come to garda attention since the incident and fully accepted that he should not have been driving.
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.
The offences were contrary to sections 38(1) and 38(5)(a)(i) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as substituted by section 12(b) of the Road Traffic Act, 2006 and contrary to section 56(1) & (3) Road Traffic Act 1961 as amended by Section 18 of the Road Traffic Act, 2006.
