A ZR route taxi conductor who admitted to several offences including driving without a licence, insurance or registration three years ago has been fined in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court.
Corey Andre Roderick Mayers, of Bank Hall, St Michael, had been charged with driving a motor car along Bush Hall Yard Gap without a driver’s licence, driving without insurance, fraudulently using number plates, driving an unregistered vehicle and failing to produce government-issued identification when asked by a police officer.
He was also charged with possessing 33 grammes of cannabis, possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing a traffickable quantity of cannabis. He had denied the charges.
Mayers appeared before Magistrate Jared Richards last week and changed his pleas, admitting to the offences, which took place on September 13, 2023.
He told the court that he had just purchased the car a few days earlier when he was pulled over by police and only had his permit.
“Whatever punishment the court gives, I would accept,” he stated.
He was ordered to pay $300 for driving without a licence or face two months’ imprisonment; $500 for having no insurance or face three months’ imprisonment; $100 for the fraudulent use of number plates or face one month’s imprisonment; and $400 for driving an unregistered vehicle or face three months’ imprisonment.
Mayers was also fined $100 for possessing cannabis. He was convicted, reprimanded and discharged on the charges of possession with intent to supply, possession of a traffickable quantity and failure to produce identification.
The fines are all due within six months. Failure to pay will result in the applicable alternative prison terms.
(JB)
