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Feb
Bishop Monkton man with ‘flagrant disregard for court orders’ jailed for 26 weeks
A Bishop Monkton man who drove an uninsured vehicle while disqualified and resisted arrest has been jailed for 26 weeks.
Paul Moehr was also banned from driving for 89 months when he was sentenced at York Magistrates Court yesterday.
Moehr, 51, of St John’s Road, pleaded guilty to four charges: driving whilst disqualified; obstructing a constable in the execution of duty; use of a vehicle on a road without third party insurance and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
The court heard he drove a Vauxhall Vectra whilst disqualified and uninsured on North Street in Ripon on January 20, 2024. On the same day, he resisted police at the White Horse Inn, in Ripon.
He also admitted failing to provide a specimen for analysis when he was taken into custody at Harrogate Police Station on the same day.
Magistrates said he “had a flagrant disregard for court orders”, which played a part in his sentencing, alongside a previous record of offending and persistent driving offences.
Moehr was also ordered to pay £154 to the court.
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