A DRIVER caught behind the wheel without insurance has been hit with a £1,000 court penalty.
Aziz Ur-Rehman, of Knowle Park, Handforth, Wilmslow, was charged with using a motor vehicle on a public road without third party insurance.
The 43-year-old was driving a Peugeot Partner van on Meller Road in Manchester on August 6, last year, without insurance, Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard on February 23.
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After listening to the evidence, magistrates found the case proved.
Ur-Rehman was fined £660 and ordered to pay £264 victim surcharge and £90 costs.
His driving licence was also endorsed with eight points.
The defendant was given until April 5 to pay the £1,014 court penalty.
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