Five York and North Yorkshire drivers banned from the roads

Two motorists were banned at York Magistrates Court.

Tony Middleton, 65, of Healaugh, near Tadcaster, pleaded guilty to drink driving when nearly four times the legal alcohol limit in Tadcaster.

He was given a 12-month community order with six months’ alcohol rehabilitative treatment and 20 days’ rehabilitative activities, banned from driving for 40 months and ordered to pay a £200 fine, £85 prosecution costs and a £114 statutory surcharge.

Owen Precious, 22, of Westminster Road, Clifton, York, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on the A1237 York Outer Ring Road, assaulting an emergency worker and drink driving. 

He was given a 16-week prison sentence suspended for two years with 20 days’ rehabilitative activities and 200 hours’ unpaid work and must pay £150 compensation to the emergency worker and £85 prosecution costs.

He was banned from driving for two years and must pass an extended driving test before driving alone again.  

Three motorists were banned at Harrogate Magistrates Court.

Bryn Patrick, 22, of Cornelius Causeway, North Duffield, pleaded guilty to driving without insurance at Three Lakes Retail Park, Selby.

He was banned for six months  and must pay a £80 fine, £90 prosecution costs and a £32 statutory surcharge.

Dale Toulson, 33, of Colescliffe Road, Scarborough, was convicted in his absence of driving without insurance and without a licence in Scarborough.

He was banned from driving for six months, fined £770 and ordered to pay £90 costs and a £308 statutory surcharge.

Sean Copper, 19, of Heron Avenue, Woodthorpe, York, pleaded guilty to careless driving, driving without insurance and without a licence and failure to stop, all on Gale Lane, York. 

He must pay £130 prosecution costs, a £56 statutory surcharge and a £140 fine and was banned from driving for 12 months.