FIVE men from Bridgwater were sentenced by Bath Magistrates’ Court for driving offences on Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 16.

Three of them have been disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months "due to repeat offending".

Lee Johnson

Lee Johnson, of Maddocks Court, was handed a court bill of over £1,000 and banned from driving for six months after committing two offences.

Johnson, 31, pleaded guilty to driving “a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising you to drive a motor vehicle of that class” and driving on a road or public place “without third-party insurance”.

He committed both offences on April 11, 2021, at Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater, and he pleaded guilty under the single justice procedure on December 9.

He was sentenced by magistrates in Bath on Tuesday.

For driving “otherwise than in accordance with a licence”, he was fined £670 and ordered to pay an £89 surcharge to fund victim services and court costs of £90.

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

Court documents say his disqualification was “obligatory due to repeat offending”.

Johnson was fined a further £223 for driving without third-party insurance, giving him a total bill of £1,072 to pay by March 15.

His guilty pleas were taken into account when his sentences were imposed.

Jason O’Brien

Jason O’Brien, of West Street, Bridgwater, was banned from driving for six months after twice failing “to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle… who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence”.

Court documents show that O’Brien, 40, committed the offence on May 4 and May 6, 2021.

He was proved guilty of both offences under the single justice procedure on November 24, 2021, and he was sentenced by magistrates in Bath on Tuesday.

For the offence from May 4, he was fined £660 and ordered to pay a surcharge of £66 to fund victim services and court costs of £90.

He was also handed six penalty points.

For the offence from May 6, he was ordered to pay the same amount of money and was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months “due to repeat offending”.

O’Brien had two offences withdrawn for exceeding the speed limit on different parts of the M5.

Aaron Mark Stanway

Aaron Mark Stanway, of Taunton Road, was fined and handed three penalty points for exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the A38 Bridgwater Road at Cross, Sedgemoor.

Stanway, 29, was clocked driving at 54mph on May 15, 2021, and he pleaded guilty under the single justice procedure on Tuesday.

He was fined £66 by magistrates in Bath and must pay a £34 surcharge, giving him a total court bill of £100 to pay by March 15.

No order was made for court costs.

Stanway’s guilty plea was taken into account when his sentence was imposed.

Aleksandrs Rakovics

Aleksandrs Rakovics, 34 and of Rhode Lane, was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months after being proved guilty under the single justice procedure of failing “to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle… who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence”.

He committed the offence on April 28, 2021, and he was sentenced on Wednesday, February 16.

He was fined £660 and told to pay a £66 surcharge and £90 in costs by Bath Magistrates’ Court.

Court documents say his disqualification was “obligatory due to repeat offending”.

Matthew Day

39-year-old Matthew Day, of Fairfax Road, was proved guilty under the single justice procedure on Tuesday by magistrates for failing “to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle… who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence”.

He committed the offence on May 28, 2021.

He was fined £660 and ordered to pay a £66 surcharge and £90 in court costs, and he was handed six penalty points.

A speeding offence against him was withdrawn.