{"id":30171,"date":"2021-06-16T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=30171"},"modified":"2021-06-23T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:41:15","slug":"gardai-seize-dangerously-defective-trailer-with-two-deflated-tyres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/gardai-seize-dangerously-defective-trailer-with-two-deflated-tyres\/30171","title":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed seize &#8216;dangerously defective&#8217; trailer with two deflated tyres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Garda\u00ed have seized both a &#8220;dangerously defective&#8221; trailer and the vehicle towing it, after it was stopped by members of the Naas Roads Policing Unit.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Garda\u00ed on patrol in Naas say the trailer had two deflated tyres, no rear lights, no rear door and an unsecured bull bar.<\/p>\n<p>It also emerged that the driver had no licence or insurance to drive a trailer, Garda\u00ed add.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30173\" style=\"width: 1031px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkvuXoAAPFhn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkvuXoAAPFhn.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkvuXoAAPFhn-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkvuXoAAPFhn-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkvuXoAAPFhn-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30172\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30172\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkj4XEAAi4Zg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkj4XEAAi4Zg.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3_qkj4XEAAi4Zg-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Road Safety Authority (RSA) states that by law, it is a driver\u2019s responsibility to make sure that their vehicle meets legal requirements and is in a roadworthy condition at all times.<\/p>\n<p>If you drive with damaged or worn tyres, you are putting your own life and the life of others at risk. 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