Bodycam footage shows a disqualified driver joking with police after being stopped behind the wheel of a white Ford Transit Connect in Lincolnshire on July 23.
Iain Ashmore, 45, complained he was "fed up of being pulled over" and claimed officers were picking on him after stopping him "three times in one month." He also threatened to make a formal complaint.
PC Mark Solder then checked his driving record and told him: "It says you've got 59 points at the minute." Ashmore replied: "Oh has it gone down now has it?" When the officer responded "Down?", Ashmore quipped: "My mistake it was 61."
Penalty points and insurance
Under the UK's totting-up system, drivers who accumulate 12 penalty points within three years are normally banned for at least six months. Asked how he still held a licence with 61 points, Ashmore laughed: "Because I'm a very good person."
Ashmore admitted his insurance costs were "astronomical," but shrugged them off as "just a pretty penny," saying they were still cheaper than insurance for lorry drivers.
Court and sentence
Lincoln Magistrates' Court heard Ashmore, of Witham St Hughes, Lincolnshire, drove while disqualified on May 30, June 23 and July 23 this year. He admitted three offences of driving while disqualified, three offences of driving without insurance and one offence of driving while using a mobile phone.
Last month he was handed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. He was also disqualified from driving until July 2027 and ordered to pay court costs and a surcharge.
PC Solder, of Lincolnshire Police, said: "This man continued to drive despite being banned from doing so; he is now disqualified until July 2027. He has 59 points on his driving licence. Driving is a privilege but does comes with responsibilities and costs that the vast majority of road users understand they must meet. He is a risk on the roads and a menace to other lawful drivers."
