Five County Durham drivers named, shamed and fined in court

All of the drivers appeared in Peterlee Magistrates' Court and have been fined and handed points on their licence or have been disqualified if there has been repeat offending.

Five County Durham drivers named, shamed and fined in court:

Lindsay Million, 44, of Cravens Cottages, Station Town, Wingate, Durham, admitted speeding, exceeding 30 mph in Trimdon Grange, County Durham on July 27, 2023.

She also failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle, Ford, when required by Durham Police on September 1, 2023.

For this, she was fined £660, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £264, ordered to pay costs of £90 and was disqualified from driving for six months, due to repeat offending.

Callum Ross Swift, 29, of Mill View, Front Street South, Quarrington Hill, failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle when required by the Durham Police on January 5, 2024.

For this, he was fined £660, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £264, ordered to pay costs of £90 and was disqualified from driving for six months, due to repeat offending.

Paul Steven Bancroft, 47, of Barningham Street, Darlington, failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle when required by the Durham Police on September 18, 2023.

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For this, he was fined £660, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £264, ordered to pay costs of £90 and was disqualified from driving for six months, due to repeat offending.

Aidan Michael Ramshaw, 26, of Montrose, Seaside Lane, Easington, admitted speeding, in Easington Village in County Durham on September 12, 2023.

For this, he was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £88, ordered to pay costs of £90 and his driving record was endorsed with three points.

Kirsty Wise, 34, of Allerton Close, Hartlepool, was found guilty of using a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third-party insurance in County Durham on December 16, 2023.

For this, she was fined £660, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £264, ordered to pay costs of £90 and her driving record was endorsed with six points.