Portadown man went to get a prescription while he was an unaccompanied L driver, Craigavon court hears
A 46-year-old man who went to the chemists for a prescription has been fined for being an unaccompanied L driver.
Ryan Neill, from Donard Walk, Portadown appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court charged with being an unaccompanied L driver and failure to display L plates.
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The defendant was stopped by police at Bridge Street, Portadown on December 3 last year.
District Judge Peter Magill noted he did this before but it was in 2009.
Neill’s solicitor, Mr Philip Reid, said his client has a partner and three young children. “He’s a carer for his partner,” he added.
The solicitor said the defendant’s father, who has cancer, was the owner of the vehicle and had insurance.
He explained to the district judge that Neill was going to the chemist to get a prescription at the time.
“He shouldn’t have done it,” the solicitor said.
Neill was fined £75 for each charge plus £15 Offender Levy plus three points for each (a total of three points).