A judge chided a fishmonger for wearing shorts to court after he flouted a driving ban for the fourth time. Adam Jewell had cannabis in his system when he was caught driving while disqualified.
The 28-year-old was behind the wheel of a Skoda Fabia on December 22 last year when police stopped him in Llewellyn Road in Cwmbran. He was sentenced in January for driving while banned and with no insurance but it was not until Tuesday, June 14, that he appeared in court on the cannabis charge because of a delay in the results of his drug test, Newport Magistrates' Court heard.
Prosecutor Hannah Friedman said: "Mr Jewell was stopped while driving as police had information that he was potentially disqualified. He was the registered keeper of the car. However insurance was held in the name of another. At the roadside it was confirmed that he was disqualified until August 2023 and until a test is passed. He gave no mitigating reason."
