AN uninsured driver has been banned by North Somerset Magistrates' Court.

Conner Antony Vipond, 26, of Star, Winscombe, pleaded guilty to the offence.

He had been stopped by police in Worston Lane, Burnham-on-Sea, on December 27 last year.

Magistrates fined Vipond £120 and ordered him to pay a £48 fine along with a contribution of £90 towards prosecution costs.

He was further disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months.

Vipond must pay off his total court bill of £258 at a rate of £50 a month starting from October 5.