A serial driving offender has been fined €1,300 after a court heard he was caught behind the wheel of a van with no licence, tax or insurance and later failed to produce any documents.
Jamie Birmingham (34), of Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, was not present when his case was dealt with at Tallaght District Court today.
Garda Michael Gleeson told the court that Birmingham was stopped in the early hours of April 4th, 2020, at around 3.30am on the N81 in Tallaght. He was driving a van and had no tax, insurance or valid driving licence. He was instructed to produce the documents at a nominated Garda station but failed to do so.
The court heard Birmingham has 39 previous convictions, including three for driving without insurance. He also has convictions for violent behaviour at a Garda station and for failing to comply with Garda direction.
On January 29th this year, he was given a four-month suspended sentence and a four-year driving ban for driving drunk and without insurance, as well as related public order offences. Earlier that same month, on January 9th, he had appeared before Blanchardstown District Court where he was convicted of three counts of having no insurance.
Earlier convictions for road traffic matters were also recorded in 2021 and 2015.
Judge John O’Leary convicted Birmingham in his absence and imposed a €1,000 fine with six months to pay. He also handed down a €100 fine for driving without a licence and a €200 fine for no car tax – both payable within six months.