Drink driver fined £1,153 and banned 20 months at Oxford court

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Drink driver fined £1,153 and banned 20 months at Oxford court

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Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard the following matters during the latest session: A 33-year-old Oxford resident received a six-month driving prohibition after admitting to operating a Mazda without third-party insurance on the A168 at Topcliffe on March 19 this year.

Klenard Bala, of Briar Way, was also fined £115 and instructed to pay a victim surcharge of £46 alongside costs of £90.

Three penalty points were applied to his licence.

A 38-year-old Grenoble Road resident was handed a 12-month conditional discharge for an assault offense committed in Crawley on March 5 this year.

Emad Eido was additionally ordered to provide £50 in compensation to his victim.

A 29-year-old Upper Arncott man was sentenced to two weeks’ imprisonment for drug driving offences in Richmond last year.

Gurjot Singh, of Patrick Haugh Road, had been driving a blue Mercedes C Class on Kew Foot Road on September 30 when stopped.

Alongside his custodial term, he received a 36-week road ban and was required to pay a victim surcharge of £154.

A 45-year-old Sutton Courtenay man admitted two charges of attempting to communicate sexually with a minor in Swindon.

The offenses occurred during a period spanning July 24 to August 18 in 2023.

Colin James, of Barrett’s Way in Abingdon, was instructed to pay £85 in costs together with a victim surcharge of £114.

He must complete 150 hours of community unpaid work within 12 months, attend appointments arranged by his responsible officer for up to 25 days, and comply with sex offenders’ register notification requirements for five years.

A 19-year-old Kennedy Close resident faced multiple charges relating to behaviour in Essex in January.

Buoy Peter pleaded guilty to using threatening language likely to cause alarm on January 21, possessing khat on January 20, and failing to appear for police bail on March 9.

A £50 fine was imposed and directions were given for the class C drug to be destroyed.

A 41-year-old Oxford man admitted breaching a restraining order in Wiltshire on October 14 last year.

Qasim Rehman, of Minister Way, was directed to perform 100 hours of unpaid community work and pay £85 in costs.

A 34-year-old Grove man appeared after being detected driving while over the legal alcohol limit in Salford on December 27 last year.

Farouq Malik, of Massey Road in Wantage, was recorded with 73 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath while operating a BMW on Blackfriars Road.

He received a £1,153 fine, a victim surcharge of £461, costs of £85, and a 20-month driving ban that could be reduced by 20 weeks if an approved course is completed before May 9 next year.

A 39-year-old Banbury resident was caught exceeding the speed limit on the M11 at Chigwell on June 17 this year.

Kasun Mabarana, of The Copeway, was travelling in a BMW through a 50mph zone when detected.

He was ordered to pay £415 in fines and £130 costs, banned from driving for six months, and issued with four penalty points.

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