Driver tried (badly) to change date on tax disc

A driver will appear in court charged with road traffic offences after he was caught with a tampered tax disc on his windscreen.

The motorist tried to crudely change a 5 to a 6 so that the expiry date read 11-16 rather than 11-15.

The vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint in Waterford City by gardai  investigating  burglaries.