A HEREFORDSHIRE driver has been handed a 40-month driving ban after failing to provide a sample to police.

Sam Morrall entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard the 37-year-old had failed to provide a breath sample to police in Hereford during the course of an investigation as to whether he had committed an offence on March 29.

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Morrall, of Chatsworth Road, Hereford, was disqualified from driving for 40 months, received a 12-month community order, and was fined £200.

He must also pay costs of £135 and a £95 victim surcharge.