Seaton man banned from driving

The motorists appeared before Carlisle's magistrates' court on April 4.

Mark Blacklock of Jackson Street in Seaton, Workington was fined £370, told to pay a surcharge of £37 to fund victim services, was ordered to pay costs of £85, was given six points on his licence and was disqualified from driving for six months.

The 34-year-old pleaded guilty to driving at speeds of 69mph on the A591 at Ings in Kendal - the limit is 30mph. He was caught speeding on September 8 last year.

A man from Fletchertown pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while uninsured and driving without a valid MOT certificate. Both offences took place on January 19.

Tony Butler, 26, of West Street, was stopped while driving in Main Street, Keswick.

Butler was fined £290, told to pay a surcharge of £30 to fund victim services, was ordered to pay costs of £85 and had his licence endorsed by eight points.

Also appearing in court on the same day was Sohrab Padidar-Nazar of Causa Grange in Rosley, Wigton. The 58-year-old pleaded guilty to driving at speeds of 85mph on a 60mph stretch of the A66 at Clifton.

Padidar-Nazar was caught by a speedometer on November 11 last year.

He was fined £600, told to pay a surcharge of £60 to fund victim services, was ordered to pay costs of £85 and was disqualified for 21 days.

A Carlisle man was found guilty of failing to identify the driver of a vehicle. Lee Moore, 47, of Cumberland Court, was stopped by police on August 12 last year.

Moore was accused of driving at 47mph on the A66 trunk road at Kirkby Thore - the limit is 40 mph. He was also charged with failing to identify the driver of a vehicle.

He pleaded not guilty to both offences. The 47-year-old was found guilty of the failing to identify the driver charge but the speeding charge was withdrawn.

Moore was fined £660, told to pay a surcharge of £66 to to fund victim services, ordered to pay £300 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and had his licence endorsed by six points.