Man convicted of driving e-scooter without insurance

Judge says she won't impose a road ban because of the unique circumstances and mitigating factors in the case

Michal Blwlus at Ennis Court. He was prepared to start at the lowest rung and work his way up. He deserves a break, said his counsel. 

A Polish man who had his e-scooter seized by a garda and subsequently destroyed has been convicted of driving the vehicle without insurance.

At Ennis District Court, Judge Sandra Murphy convicted Michal Blwlus, aged 24, of not having insurance when riding his e-scooter on a footpath in Ennis, Co Clare, during the first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020.