Dungannon man 'caught red handed' driving without L plates and with a defective light
A Dungannon man has been fined and banned from the roads for three months after appearing before Lisburn Magistrates Court charged with a number of driving offences.
He was charged with failing to display L plates, having a defective light on his vehicle, and failing to produce his driving licence.
The court heard that on March 12, 2026 at 9pm police on duty in the Glenavy Road area of Lisburn stopped a vehicle due to a defective light.
Checks showed that the defendant, who was driving, only held a provisional licence but had no L plates displayed.
The defendant, Armands Alpinis (39), whose address was given as Oaks Avenue, was told to present his driving licence to the local police station but failed to do so.
Defence said: “He was caught red handed. He took a chance and was detected.”
District Judge Rosie Watters disqualified the defendant from driving for three months and imposed a fine of £100 on each of the charges.