A man has been fined more than £1,000 after he was caught driving while disqualified. 

Julian Notley, 73 and of Elm Farm Barn, near Bury St Edmunds, was stopped by officers while driving a blue Ford Focus on the A143 in Depden on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. 

Notley was found to be driving while disqualified from holding a driving licence. 

He was also found to be driving without insurance. 

The 73-year-old pleaded guilty to both offences at Suffolk Magistrates' Court in Ipswich on October 17.

He was disqualified from the roads for 12 months. 

Notley was fined £1,083, this included £85 in costs and a victim surcharge of £433. 

He was ordered to pay it in monthly instalments from the start of November.

There was no separate penalty for the second offence.