Disqualified driver convicted after failing to stop for police

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 06:19 · Archive

Matthew Burgess, 30, was found guilty of driving while banned, without insurance, and failing to stop for police.

Matthew Burgess, 30, from Wyndham Way in Egremont, was convicted on 14 October 2026 of three offences relating to an incident on Frizington Road in Cumbria on 17 June 2025. He pleaded not guilty to all charges but was found guilty of driving while disqualified, using a vehicle without insurance, and failing to stop when required to do so by a uniformed police officer.

The offences involved driving an Audi A6 whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence and with no valid insurance for the vehicle. Burgess also failed to stop the car when requested to do so by the police officer at the scene.

He was remanded on unconditional bail ahead of sentencing at Workington Magistrates' Court on 1 December 2026. The court has requested a pre-sentence report to be prepared before the hearing.

How it is being reported

• Disqualified Audi driver convicted of three offences after police stop incidentMatthew Burgess, 30, convicted of driving banned and uninsured on Frizington Road, Cumbria, and failing to stop for police. Sentencing is December 1.Whitehaven News · 20 Oct, 05:00
• Disqualified Audi driver convicted of three offences after police stop incidentMatthew Burgess, 30, convicted of driving banned and uninsured on Frizington Road, Cumbria, and failing to stop for police. Sentencing is December 1.News & Star · 20 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Matthew Burgess · Egremont · Frizington Road · Cumbria · Workington Magistrates' Court

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