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A County Durham driver caught behind the wheel while disqualified has been given a community order and banned from driving for another 16 months.
Joseph Glynn, 21, of Lambton Street, Langley Park, admitted driving an Audi A6 while disqualified on Pelaw Avenue, Stanley, on August 31.
At Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on October 8, he also admitted driving without insurance at the same place and time.
The court ordered Glynn to complete 200 hours of unpaid work by October 7, 2027, under a community order.
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Glynn was banned from driving for 16 months. Magistrates took his guilty plea into account when sentencing him.
Glynn received no penalty points or separate punishment for driving without insurance.
He was also ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.