Motoring crimes dealt with at Mold Magistrates Court

They include...

Chester Commercial Ltd, based at Caste Street in Chester, received a £1,000 fine for failing to give identification relating to the driver or rider of a vehicle when required. The company must also pay £110 costs for the offence.

Robin Rolfe, aged 44 and of Birch Ridge in Flint, was sentenced for using a motor vehicle without third party insurance, which took place in Flint on Christmas Day 2023, on the A5119. The defendant was fined £660 and handed six penalty points. Costs of £110 were imposed, as well as a £264 victim surcharge.

Lee Maxwell, aged 36 and of St Asaph Road in Dyserth, was sentenced for exceeding 50mph speed limit on the A494 between St David's Park Interchange and Garden City. He was fined £219 and handed three penalty points. The court also imposed costs of £110 and an £88 victim surcharge. However, the court opted not to ban him based on the exceptional hardship he and his family would suffer should he lose his licence. The reasons he set out included that he works as a construction site manager and a licence is "essential" to his employment - and that his family relies on his income to support them and pay mortgage. Responsibility for school drop-offs and pick-ups was another reason the court didn't ban him.

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Jason Owen, aged 42 and of Tal y Bont in Llanrug, was sentenced for exceeding a 50mph (air quality) speed limit on the A494 between Garden City and Deeside Industrial Park on January 5. He received a £175 fine and three penalty points. He must pay £110 costs and a £70 victim surcharge. The court opted not to disqualify him on the basis that he'd shown a ban would cause exceptional hardship to him and his children. The reasons he relied on were that his licence is needed for his work as a heating engineer, and that he needs it for school drop-offs. He put forward that financial hardship would follow, should he lose his job.

Emma Howorth, aged 53 and of Church Street in Llangollen, was sentenced for exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the A541 at Pontblyddyn on January 24, having been snapped by an automatic camera device. She was fined £72 and handed three penalty points. The defendant must also pay a £28 victim surcharge.

James Jones, aged 20 and of Cefndre in Wrexham, was sentenced for failing to stop a vehicle when required to by a constable, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and using a vehicle without insurance. The offending took place at Ffordd Llanerch in Wrexham on March 9. For failing to stop, he was fined £440 and received an additional £660 fine for driving without insurance, as well as six penalty points. Costs of £110 were also imposed.