Motorist who picked up two males at Belfast International Airport for '£60 to take them to Belfast' had baseball bat in car
A man who had a baseball bat in a car told police it was for his own ptorection.
Liam Hutchinson (40), of Mulroy Park in Belfast, had the offence detected at Nutt's Corner on October 16 last year. He was also uninsured for a vehicle.
A prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates Court police saw two males getting into a car at Belfast International Airport and the car was stopped a short time later.
The prosecutor said the defendant told police he "picked up the two males after receiving a message on Facebook and was being paid £60 to take them to Belfast".
A baseball bat was found in the area of the driver's seat. A defence lawyer said the defendant had been on nine penalty points.
The defendant was put on Probation for a year and was banned from driving for three weeks. The nine penalty points remain on his licence.