Man sentenced for driving offences after blue van seized in Harpole

A man has been further banned from driving and fined after admitting driving while disqualified and without insurance.

Marian Eftimie, aged 37, was arrested by Northamptonshire Police in Harpole on March 24, following reports of suspicious behaviour by a blue van in the area. The vehicle was also seized by the Force.

He was later charged with the two offences after checks revealed he had received a six-month driving ban in Hull in December 2020.

Eftimie, of York Road, Birmingham, appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on June 15 where he admitted driving while disqualified, for which he was sentenced to a further four month driving disqualification, fined £230, and ordered to pay £85 costs and £34 victim surcharge.

For driving without insurance, no separate penalty was imposed but his licence was endorsed.