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Tristan Kirk

Man who flouted driving ban spared jail after pleading he needed to help son with Bar Mitzvah

Matthew Winch has avoided jail

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A financial advisor caught flouting a driving ban has been spared a prison sentence as pleading with a judge that he needs to be free to help his son prepare for his Bar Mitzvah.

Matthew Winch, 53, was using his mobile phone to read a text as he drove along Fulham Road, despite being only halfway through a six-month driving ban.

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