A man from Middlesbrough has been fined in court after being the passenger of a car and not wearing a seatbelt.

Manoj Kumar Cheepurechetty, 28 of Zetland Place in Middlesbrough, had his case heard before Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, September 7.

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He was caught on February 2, 2023 at Hounslow riding as a passenger in a Fiat without wearing a seatbelt.

Cheepurechetty was fined £220 for the offence.

He was also made to pay £88 to victim services, and £110 in court costs.