Kildare driver not aware car insurance premiums were not being paid

A woman who was prosecuted for having no motor insurance believed that she was paying her premium by direct debits from her bank account, Naas District Court was told.

The court heard that the woman, aged in her 30s and from the Naas area, was stopped driving an Octavia car on February 24, 2026, at Caragh View, Naas.

Her understanding that the policy was being paid for by direct debit and was not aware that the payments were not going through.

The court also told she had no previous convictions.

Barrister Mark Gibbons also said that she had suffered a bereavement and had not been watching her emails.

Judge Peter White noted the lack of prior convictions and imposed a €200 fine.