Ballymena motorist on way to 'help out' at bakery was caught driving whilst disqualified
A motorist who breached a driving ban said she had taken to the road after an employee had not come into work and help was needed.
Marta Katarzyna Gomula (41), Galgorm Road, Ballymena, was detected in the town centre on August 26 this year and she was also uninsured.
She had been banned for a year after appearing at court in October 2024 for drink driving.
A prosecutor said the defendant told police following the August 26 incident this year she believed her ban had ended.
A defence solicitor said the defendant thought the ban had been for ten months.
He added that the defendant "and her husband run a small bakery" and she had been phoned "in a panic" that a worker had not come in "and they needed some more help".
At Ballymena Magistrates Court District Judge Nigel Broderick said as an "alternative to imprisonment" defendant had to do 50 hours of Community Service. She was also banned from driving for two months.