Haltwhistle man banned from driving for 32 months

Summarised from Hexham Courant's report · Updated 5 Nov, 07:58 · Archive

A Haltwhistle man received a 32-month driving ban for driving while disqualified.

Ben Shields, aged 37, of West Road, Haltwhistle, pleaded guilty to driving a Fiat 500 on the A68 while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence on 4 June. He also admitted using the car without third-party insurance on the same road at Corbridge on the same date.

Shields appeared at Mid and South East Northumberland Law Courts on 28 October. The court imposed a 32-month discretionary driving disqualification and a sentence of 12 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. He was ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service. His driving record was endorsed with no points, and no separate penalty was imposed for the insurance offence.

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• Haltwhistle driver handed 32-month ban after driving while disqualifiedA Haltwhistle man was given a suspended 12-week prison sentence for driving while disqualified.Hexham Courant · 5 Nov, 05:00

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