Seven drivers have been fined in court for offences including driving without a licence and speeding.

They all appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court, where they were fined, and some of them disqualified from driving.

Seven drivers fined in court this week:

Matthew Bickerton, 30, of Bank Hall in Hallbankgate, was found guilty in his absence of not meeting the insurance requirements for a vehicle registered in his name, regardless of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 on July 6, 2023.

He was fined £153, ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £61, ordered to pay costs of £110 and given until June 7, 2024, to pay the total balance of £324.

Gemma Kirkbright, 39, of Grafton Close in Guisborough, was found guilty in her absence of not meeting the insurance requirements for a vehicle registered in her name, regardless of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 on February 8, 2023.

She was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £88, ordered to pay costs of £140 and given until June 7, 2024, to pay the total balance of £448.

Tahlia Lorenz, 23, of Brentwood Avenue in West Jesmond, was found guilty in her absence of keeping an unlicensed vehicle on June 29, 2022.

The offender was fined £440, ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £107.92, ordered to pay costs of £120, and given until June 7, 2024, to pay the total balance of £667.92.

Michael Poulton, 44, of Riversdale Terrace in Thornhill, Sunderland, was found guilty in his absence of not meeting the insurance requirements for a vehicle registered in his name, regardless of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 on October 10, 2023.

He was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £88, ordered to pay costs of £140 and given until June 7, 2024, to pay the total balance of £448.

Joshua Wigham, 21, of Station Road in Stockton-on-Tees, admitted driving a vehicle on Portrack Lane in Stockton without the appropriate insurance in place on June 26, 2023.

He was fined £120, ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £48, and ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service, his driving record was endorsed with 6 points and given until June 13, 2024, to make the payment totalling £253. 

Gary Hutchinson, 58, of Fir Tree Close in Yarm, was found guilty of failing to comply with the indication given by solid white line road markings at Saltburn, on June 25, 2023.

He was fined £60, ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £24, and ordered to pay costs of £400 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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He was also ordered to pay the outstanding balance within 14 days and his driving record was endorsed with three points.

Atif Adam Abulquasim, 26, of Meath Street in Middlesbrough, admitted driving over the speed limit on June 17, 2023 and was found guilty of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle from June 21 to October 7, 2023.

He was fined £120, ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £48, and ordered to pay costs of £150 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

He was also ordered to pay the outstanding balance within 14 days and his driving record was endorsed with six points.