A 48-year-old biker from Douglas has been sentenced to 100 hours community service for dangerous driving.

Kevin Gordon Snoad, of Willaston Crescent, was also banned from driving for one year with an order to retake his test at the end of the ban.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes also ordered him to pay £300 prosecution costs due to Snoad initially denying the offence but later changing his plea to guilty on the day of the trial.

A second charge, of failing to stop for police, was withdrawn by the prosecution in light of the guilty plea.

As we previously reported, Snoad was riding a Honda Fireblade at Glencrutchery Road in Douglas on July 13 at 6pm when police saw him.

As he approached St Ninian’s traffic lights he was said to be overtaking stationary traffic which caused oncoming traffic to swerve.

He turned onto Ballanard Road and police followed with their lights illuminated.

Snoad was said to have turned and looked at police but then sped up, overtaking several vehicles and heading onto Barrule Road.

Police stopped following but noted his registration and later called at his home.

The bike was found under a tarpaulin on a drive at the address.

Snoad was arrested and when interviewed answered ’no comment’ to all questions.

The court heard that he has a conviction for dangerous driving in 2010.

Defence advocate Peter Taylor said that his client had initially struggled to obtain legal representation and had proceeded after advice from a friend.

Mr Taylor submitted that the offence was at the lower end of the dangerous driving scale.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes ordered Snoad to pay the costs at a rate of £10 per week.