13th TIME UNLUCKY AS DRIVE BAN CHEAT JAILED.13th A motorist has been jailed after picking up his THIRTEENTH rap for driving while disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. . David Cuthill was also banned from driving for life after being caught at the wheel of a car with a one-legged man in the passenger seat. Dunfermline Sheriff Court was told the 33-year-old was stopped by police on January 3. Painter and decorator A painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painterref>[1] History of the trade Cuthill, who pleaded guilty, was pulled over in his home town of Methil, Fife, because of his erratic er·rat·ic adj. 1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering. 2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity: an erratic heartbeat. 3. driving. The court was told Cuthill gave a false name and address but 10 minutes later admitted who he was. His agent said the passenger in the car Cuthill drove was the owner of the vehicle. He said the man, who had had a leg amputated, had been driving but "suffered some kind of reaction and was unable to continue". The agent added: "It was nearly midnight and the accused agreed to take over and drive his friend home." The court heard Cuthill had 12 previous convictions for driving while disqualified. It also emerged he had already served a prison sentence for the same offence. Cuthill's agent told Sheriff Charles Palmer Charles Palmer may refer to:
n. 1. often Lordship Used with Your, His, or Their as a title and form of address for a man or men holding the rank of lord. 2. The position or authority of a lord. 3. is thinking about a period of imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. considering his previous record." Sentencing Cuthill to nine months, Sheriff Palmer replied: "In view of his record there is no alternative to a sentence of imprisonment." Last night, Cuthill's wife, claimed: "He is a very good driver, he is not a hooligan." But Mrs Cuthill, who refused to give her first name, admitted: "He was banned from driving for life before. This problem goes back about 15 years. "I am really annoyed that he has been sent to prison. He had a very good explanation for why he drove. "We have five children between us and this will make things hard." Another family member, who asked not to be identified, revealed: "I have spoken to him in prison and he is jumping for joy that he did not get a longer sentence. "He was expecting 12 to 18 months so he is quite happy with nine. "He should be out again in four and a half months. Hopefully he will have learned his lesson at last. "He is irresponsible to keep driving when he is banned." Isobel Brydie, of anti-danger driver group SCIDS SCIDS Social, Cultural and International Development Studies Research Group , said: "The courts do take quite a tough line on people who disregard a sentence. "Certainly it's totally appropriate to jail someone in these circumstances. "Somebody who has committed this offence on 13 occasions will be driving without insurance and that can have devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. effects." |
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