Man banned from driving gets behind wheel again

The man was already banned from driving until 2030

A man has been jailed after getting behind the wheel, despite having a driving ban. Daniel Gawler had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol when he spoke to Cambridgeshire Police on March 13.

Officers were called by a member of the public after Gawler drove away from his home in Heydon, near Royston, and found him parked and at the wheel of a Seat Leon in Green Ditch, Heydon.

The 42-year-old failed to provide a specimen of breath for analysis at the roadside and in custody. Further checks on the police system found he was already disqualified from driving until 2030.

Gawler, of High Close, Heydon, near Royston, pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, without insurance and failing to provide a specimen for analysis at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (March 17). He was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison and disqualified from driving for five years.

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