A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been handed a hefty penalty after he was caught driving without a licence or insurance.

Simon Anthony Inight, 54, was proven guilty by magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard Inight had been caught behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf in Leominster's Bargates without a licence on October 7.

He was also driving without insurance, the court heard.

Inight, of Laundry Lane, Leominster, was fined a total of £660 and received six penalty points. He must also pay costs of £90 and a £66 victim surcharge.