A DRUG dealer waiting to learn his fate has returned to court after being caught riding an electric scooter while disqualified from driving.
Daniel Dunne, of Victoria Road, Northwich, was handed a 36-month road ban in December 2020 for drug driving.
And on August 16 this year – with a little less than three months to serve on his ban – the 29-year-old was spotted riding an electric scooter in Manora Road, Northwich.
E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles and riders need to have a licence and insurance. It is also illegal to ride them on the road anywhere in the UK, except on private land and only then with permission.
Dunne, who following a police sting at Hartford Station is set to be sentenced for drug dealing matters later this month, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on November 7 to be dealt with for the driving offence.
After he pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, magistrates fined Dunne £120 and endorsed his driving licence with six points.
He was also ordered to pay a further £120 in court costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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