Derry Court: Man 'foolishly' gave police his brother's name when stopped

A man who was stopped by police on suspicion he was not insured 'foolishly' gave them his brother's name Derry Magistrate's Court heard today.

Ronan Clark (35) of Hatmore Park in Derry admitted a series of charges relating to the incident that occurred on September 6 last year.

The court heard that around 6.50pm the attention of the police was drawn to a vehicle.

Records showed that it was insured to a man in his 70s but the driver clearly was younger than that.

When stopped Clark have a name and date of birth and opted to produce his driving documents at the police station.

The court heard that he failed to do so but then made full admissions to all the charges.

Defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott said that it was his father's car and he was not insured to drive it.

He said while he had given police his brother's name he later made full admissions.

Clark was fined a total of £700 and disqualified from driving for 6 months.