A 49-year-old man from Aalst (East Flanders) that drove his scooter home from court just minutes after a judge just had banned him from driving has been fined 7,200 euro. This is his 26th motoring offices. The man’s defence that he had been “absent-minded” when he drove his scooter home failed to wash with the judge and a hefty fine was issued.
7,200-euro fine for Aalst man that drove away from court on moped despite driving ban
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In March last year the 49-year-old was caught riding his moped under the influence of cocaine. At his trial the man claimed that he had not used drugs for a long time and that “something had stuck to my tongue”.
Needless to say, the judge didn’t believe this somewhat bizarre explanation. At the trial it also emerged that the man had not had a valid driving licence for 20 years. The serial offender with 25 previous motoring offences to his name was fined 1,600 euro and banned from driving for 9 months.
However, just minutes later he left the court with his crash helmet in his hand and got onto his moped. He drove off on the wrong side of the road on the bicycle lane but was quickly intercepted by the police. Once again, he tested positive for drugs.
At his latest trial the judge issued a 7,200-euro fine, banned the man from driving for a further 2 years and declared him unfit to drive.