A BMW owner has been handed a hefty penalty after allowing an uninsured woman to drive his car.

Ian Legge was proven guilty by magistrates in Worcester.

The court heard the 29-year-old had permitted a woman to use a BMW without insurance on Horton Farm Road, near Bromyard, on April 22.

Legge, of Horton Farm Road, Thornbury, was fined £660 and received eight penalty points. He must also pay costs of £90 and a £66 victim surcharge.