Disqualified driver from Hastings has been jailed

A disqualified driver who showed a ‘flagrant disregard’ for the law has been sent to prison
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Apr 2019, 07:00 BST
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Robert Kelly, 34, of Elphinstone Road, Hastings, pleaded guilty to driving a Ford Ka on Battle Road, St Leonards, on February 12, while disqualified. He pleaded guilty to driving with no insurance on the same date. He was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison and banned from driving for two years.

Magistrates said the reason for the custodial sentence was that he had showed a ‘flagrant disregard for court orders’.

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