Woman caught in Thornbury banned from driving for repeat offending

Repeat offender Rebecca Taylor was caught in Cooper Road, Thornbury on August 1 last year. Library image <i>(Image: Pixabay)</i>
Repeat offender Rebecca Taylor was caught in Cooper Road, Thornbury on August 1 last year. Library image (Image: Pixabay)
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A WOMAN has been banned from the roads and hit with a large court bill after being caught driving without insurance.

Rebecca Taylor was stopped in Cooper Road, Thornbury on August 1 last year while driving a vehicle without a valid insurance policy.

Taylor, aged 38, of Hay Fields, Thornbury, was sentenced at Avon and Somerset Magistrates Court on May 6.

She was fined £660 and ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £264, along with additional court costs of £120.

The total bill of £1,044 was due to be paid by June 3.

In addition, Taylor was banned from driving for six-months due to repeat offending, with her driving licence also being endorsed with eight penalty points.

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