A HEREFORD man has been banned from the roads after he took a Range Rover without consent.

Freddie Reynolds entered a guilty plea to one charge of aggravated vehicle taking, one charge of driving without a licence, and one charge of driving without insurance when he appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster in March.

The court heard from prosecutor Melanie Winterflood that the 21-year-old had taken a Range Rover without the consent of the owner and, owing to his driving, had caused damage both to the Range Rover and to a fence and gate belonging to the car's owner on November 23.

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The court heard that he had also driven that car in Hereford's Pixley Walk without a licence or insurance.

Reynolds, of Pixley Walk in Hereford, was handed a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work for the offence, with magistrates saying they had taken his guilty plea into account when deciding on the penalty.

He was also disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £185 and a £114 victim surcharge.

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