Britain/International: Motoring 'addict'jailed.

BRITAIN'S most convicted motorist was jailed yesterday for driving while banned for a record 48th time.

Bouncer Jamie Manderson, 33, from Swindon, Wiltshire, has been disqualified from driving every year since 1988 when he was just 15.

But the constant bans have not stopped him getting behind the wheel.

Manderson's solicitor Rob Ross said that, in addition to him being hooked on drugs, the reason for his client's repeat offending is that "Jamie has a very serious addiction to cars".

Manderson was jailed for five months by magistrates in Swindon after admitting driving while disqualified and without insurance in June this year, shortly after a spell in prison for the same offences.

Manderson has nearly 200 previous convictions, mainly for motoring matters.

About eight years ago he ran over a 12-year-old cyclist as he drove a robbery getaway car.

A source at the Crown Prosecution Service said: "It's only a matter of time before he kills someone."

The court heard how on June 27 Manderson was spotted by a police officer, who instantly recognised his bulky frame in his BMW.

Manderson was arrested by the officer outside his Swindon home after parking.

He admitted the fresh offences at the local police station and was remanded in custody until the hearing.

His lawyer, Mr Ross, told the court: "He has a problem with cars, that's quite obvious. Many people say 'well, why does he not just stop driving?'. It's because he has an obsession with cars."