Laois gardaí stop car that was 'producing enough smoke to flavour a rack of ribs'

A car that was “prancing down” the M7 was recently stopped by members of An Garda Síochána in Laois/Offaly. 

The Volkswagen Bora was observed leaving a trail of black smoke signals, which gardaí say screamed, “Stop me!!!”

A further examination of the vehicle revealed several issues with the registration plates. These included “miniscule” characters being used, a heavy smoke tint and wrong coloured plates as well as the plates themselves not being clearly legible. 

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The car was stopped and Fixed Charge Penalty Notices were issued. 

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána in Laois/Offaly said on social media: “Registration plates must be clear and easily readable at all times. 

“If your exhaust is producing enough smoke to flavour a rack of ribs, we’re going to notice,” they added.