Co Armagh woman, who failed to turn up to answer a driving while disqualified charge, is given an even longer ban, Craigavon court hears
A Co Armagh woman, who failed to turn up to court to answer a charge of driving while disqualified, is given another driving ban.
The 21-year-old failed to appear before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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Nicky McDowell, of Union St, Portadown faced two charges, one of driving while disqualified on March 3 this year and a second charge of having no insurance on the same date.
The court heard police stopped the defendant on the M1 at 8am on March 3. Checks showed she had no insurance and had been disqualified from driving at Lisburn Magistrates Court on February 23 this year for nine months and until tested.
District Judge Michael Ranaghan banned her from driving for 12 months and fined her £200 for driving while disqualified. She was also given a driving ban of six months, concurrently for the no insurance offence and fined £150.
Furthermore she was ordered to pay £15 Offender Levy. She was given 14 weeks to pay the fines.