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06 Sept 2025

Gardai issue on-the-spot fines for tinted windows during Car Rally in Offaly

Gardai issue on-the-spot fines for tinted windows during Car Rally in Offaly

A number of on-the-spot fines for excessively tinted windows were issued by the Guards during the Birr Car Rally on Sunday.

Gardai in Offaly issued a number of on-the-spot fines during the Birr Car Rally in the Birr area on Sunday.

A Garda spokesperson told The Midland Tribune that the Birr Car Rally, which was the second round of the Triton Showers-backed Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship, passed off very well on Sunday.

The Rally was a large event with a large number of cars racing and big crowds watching, especially in Rath, where there was a service centre.

Gardai said some on-the-spot fines were issued for illegal parking and tinted windows. 

Gardai used a tint reader which can tell if the tint is blocking too much light and therefore impairing the driver's vision in a dangerous fashion.

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