Lurgan man admits having no tax or MOT for vehicle
A Lurgan man has been fined after admitting to having no MOT or tax on his vehicle.
Joseph Canavan, aged 31, whose address was given as Belvedere Manor, appeared before Lisburn Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to the two motoring charges.
The court heard that on July 23, 2025, police received a report from a member of the public that a vehicle appeared to have been abandoned on the Glen Road, Glenavy,
Checks showed the vehicle had no MOT or tax.
Officers made contact with the last registered owner of the vehicle, the defendant.
A defence lawyer told the court the defendant “is in the business of buying vehicles, doing them up, and selling them on”.
He continued: “He had only purchased it the day before and intended to get tax and MOT.”
District Judge Rosie Watters imposed a fine of £200 on each of the charges, as well as an offender’s levy of £15.