Bradley Stewart, aged 18, from Maynooth Heights, Richhill faced a number of motoring charges at Craigavon Magistrates Court, including using a vehicle in a dangerous condition, having a defective exhaust and silencer, not having suitable suspension, failure to produce a vehicle for inspection, having an incorrect registration mark, having a defective light, not having a vehicle test certificate and having a defective tyre. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. A barrister said Stewart was in court with his parents.
District Judge Michael Ranaghan said it was “always good to see a controlling hand in relation to road traffic offences”. Advertisement Advertisement The court heard that when police stopped Stewart driving his Lexus IS 200 on the Brownstown Road, Portadown in February 9 this year, he told them he hadn’t checked it for defects. His barrister said the defendant was an R driver at the time of the offences.
While he is no longer an R driver he will continue to fall into the new driver regulations until next February. “Six points would result in the revocation of his licence,” the barrister said. "Luckily most of the charges will result in a fine only and it’s only the defective tyre charge which carries points and disqualification.
” She revealed that Stewart is an apprentice electrician at the Southern Regional College in Portadown and, as part of his training,.
