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Bristol lorry driver David Hurst, who admitted driving for Let Transfleet between September and December 1998 while he was disqualified from driving, has been ordered to do 200 hours of community service by the city's magistrates.
Hurst had pleaded guilty to four offences of driving while disqualified, four of driving without insurance, and one of obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception. He asked for a further eight offences of driving while disqualified and eight of driving without insurance to be taken into account. In addition to the community service order, the magis
trates ordered him to pay 2.480 costs and disqualified him from driving for a further 18 months.
Prosecuting for the Vehicle Inspectorate, Edward Lyons said the offences came to light after Hurst's vehicle was stopped in a routine check.
An examination of tacho records obtained from Lox Transfleet showed Hurst had driven on almost every day over the period concerned. When interviewed, Hurst had admitted that he had misled the company when they had taken him on.
Hurst told the court he had committed the offences for family reasons—to better himself and increase his earnings.