A man on his way to take a car to a scrapyard in Carew has appeared in court charged with a series of driving offences.
Forty-five-year-old Mark David Nicklin, of Haroldston Hill, Broad Haven, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday to plead guilty to driving a Hyundai Tucson without a valid vehicle licence; without third party insurance; and without a valid test certificate.
He also admitted driving the vehicle with a a proportion of cannabis in his system.
Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that Mr. Nicklin was stopped by police officers conducting static vehicle checks on May 27.
“It was shortly after 7 pm and Mr. Nicklin’s vehicle came up as not having any insurance.
“Officers followed him to the entrance of the scrapyard at Carew.
“His papers disclosed that the vehicle had no insurance, MOT or tax. The defendant also told officers that he’d smoked a cannabis joint the night before,” he continued.
Defence solicitor Katy Hanson told the court that Mr. Nicklin was taking the vehicle to the scrapyard.
“He knows he was in the wrong and he knows that he should have got someone else to collect it.
“Mr. Nicklin works as a farm-hand, so vital is driving to his job. There will be serious consequences as he stands to lose his job and his home,” she continued.
Magistrates disqualified Mr. Nicklin from driving for 12 months and he was fined a total of £674 of the offences.
He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.