Randalstown man was caught driving in Antrim less than a month after being banned for a year

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

A man was caught behind the wheel less than a month after being banned from driving for a year.

Mark Laverty had been banned in February this year but police then spotted him driving a BMW at Stiles Way in Antrim town on March 7.

The 27-year-old, of The Meadows in Randalstown, has now been sentenced for driving whilst disqualified and absence of insurance for a BMW.

At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, on Tuesday the defendant was given a four months prison term, suspended for a year, and he was banned from driving for a year.

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