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A Bishop Auckland motorist has been fined and given six penalty points after being found guilty of careless driving following an incident in a supermarket car park.
Stephen Round, 37, of Rookhope Grove, Bishop Auckland, was found guilty in his absence at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on October 2.
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The court heard that on February 12, Round drove a Citroen C3 without due care and attention in the Lidl car park in Bishop Auckland.
Round did not attend court or enter any plea, and magistrates found the case proved.
He was fined £660 and his driving record was endorsed with six penalty points. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.