Motorist detected driving without insurance for 10th time, Antrim court told

A motorist has been detected driving without insurance for a 10th time.

Darren McBride (33), of, according to a charge sheet, no fixed abode in Belfast, committed the latest offence whilst in an Audi A4 on the M22 motorway near Antrim town on August 17 last year.

Deputy District Judge Sean O'Hare said the record showed the defendant had eight previous convictions for absence of insurance.

The case was adjourned at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Photo: Pacemakerplaceholder image
The case was adjourned at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Photo: Pacemaker

Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, heard the most up-to-date record should also have another absence of insurance entry from a court in Belfast last September.

A defence barrister accepted the defendant's record was an "aggravating feature".

The current case has now been adjourned to June 2 for a pre-sentence report.

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