A District Court judge from Cork has been convicted and fined €250 for using a car without a National Car Test certificate.
Judge Terence Finn, who lives in Mitchelstown, was before Mitchelstown District Court charged with failing to display a NCT cert, using a vehicle without an NCT cert, and with failing to produce an NCT cert.
The charges were brought after Judge Finn was stopped by Garda Traffic Corps Sgt Adrian Lomasney at Greencloyne, Youghal, Co Cork, on 26 July last year.
Sgt Lomasney said he was taking part in a NCT operation in the southern region.
Judge Finn pleaded guilty to the charge of using a car without an NCT cert.
He was convicted and fined €250 by Judge Michael Patwell. Judge Finn's solicitor Justin Condon said the Judge had no previous convictions.
He said he was very embarrassed and very apologetic and an NCT cert had since been obtained.
Judge Finn was not court for the hearing.
