A lorry driver pulled over for speeding in Laois admitted to gardai it was the second time that day he'd been stopped for the same offence.
The motorist was stopped on the N80 by officers who also found their license was out of date for over a year.
A garda spokesperson said: "Laois Roads Policing Unit on patrol today stopped this HGV for a speeding offence on the N80 at Milltown, Ballylinan. The driver who's licence was out of date over a year informed Gardaí that it was the second time today they had been stopped for a speeding offence. A numbers of Tachograph offences were also detected. Court proceedings commenced."
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