A 59-year-old man has been fined £700 after permitting his daughter to drive his car without insurance or a valid licence.

James Andrew Kennish, of Sound Road, Glen Maye, also had his licence endorsed with six penalty points and must pay £50 prosecution costs.

The court heard how, on May 12 at 1.47am, police stopped Kennish’s daughter driving a Honda Jazz hearing west on the main road at Union Mills.

Checks revealed her driving licence had been cancelled because of cheque not being honoured at the bank.

The woman told police that her father, Kennish, was responsible for the vehicle but she was unaware of any issues.

She was told to produce her insurance at a police station within five days.

She produced insurance but inquiries revealed she had been put on the insurance on May 16, four days after she was stopped.

When questioned, Kennish told police he knew the payment had not been honoured and had every intention of sorting it out but had forgotten.

He said he had removed his daughter from the insurance while she was disqualified

He said he had emailed the insurance company to add her but the request had not been processed.

His daughter was said to be unaware she was not insured.

The court heard that Kennish was cautioned last year for a similar offence.

Defence advocate David Reynolds said: ’Mr Kennish tells me it was an oversight. He had attempted to put his daughter back on the insurance but didn’t follow it up. He had gone to pay the tax but he tells me they refused to take his bank card and it was too late to get cash.’

Chair of the magistrates Gill Eaton said: ’We are not convinced this was just an oversight. You did have a caution previously and have had ample time to rectify this. We feel you should have been more diligent.’