New figures released by An Garda Síochana reveal that more than 5,000 vehicles have been seized for driving uninsured in the first three months of 2026.
These numbers represent an increase of 4.1 per cent on the same period in 2025. The figures also show that 6,542 charges and summons for no insurance were issued during January, February, and March this year, a 2.4 per cent rise on 2025.
Gardaí say they conducted more than one million vehicle lookups in the first three months of 2026, a 17.5 per cent increase on the number of checks that took place during the same period last year.
Between January and March, Gardaí used technology, which now includes enhanced driver data, to check 1,072,349 vehicles. This compares to 917,487 checks which took place during that period in 2025.
Ireland last year recorded one of the highest rates in Europe for uninsured or unregistered vehicles, with more than 211,000 detected on roads.
