rsherdley published Driver banned from the roads wins appeal over 'harsh' sentence

A banned driver who thought his two-year disqualification and fine from magistrates were 'a bit harsh' has successfully appealed the sentence.Barman Michael Westray was fined £660, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £66 and costs of £85 after he was convicted in his absence at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on July 15.The 29-year-old, of North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, was prosecuted after he was caught driving an uninsured Vauxhall without a licence in Manville Close..