A 28-year-old Douglas man has been banned from driving for a year and fined £600 after racking up 27 points on his licence.

Darren Noel Dooley, of Oak Avenue, admitted two counts of having no vehicle licence, one of having no insurance, one of speeding, one of failing to produce insurance and one of using a mobile phone while driving.

Two further charges of failing to produce insurance and having no insurance were withdrawn.

Prosecutor Roger Kane told the court that, on June 15, police stopped Dooley as he was driving a BMW.

His vehicle licence was found to have expired in February and he had no insurance.

On July 24, Dooley was clocked speeding at 46mph in a 30mph zone at Vicarage Road in Braddan. He was found to still hold no valid licence.

He was ordered to produce his insurance documents within five days but failed to do so.

On August 12, an off-dute police officer saw Dooley driving a van while using his mobile phone.

The court heard that Dooley had 11 points on his licence.

Defence advocate Ian Kermode said of the June 15 offence that his client had bought the BMW only a few days before and had not realised the tax had expired.

’There was a delay in transferring the insurance so it didn’t start until June 20 but he was endevouring to insure it,’ said the advocate.

Of the July 24 offence Mr Kermode said that Dooley said that he had taken his insurance documents to Mann Recovery in St Mark’s to claim his vehicle after it was seized, but was not sure what had happened.

’Regarding the speeding, he informs me he was following another vehicle and both were pulled over. It was a lapse of concentration,’ said Mr Kermode.

The advocate went on to say that the mobile phone offence occurred when Dooley said he had received a call from his mother regarding the welfare of one of his children.

Magistrates fined Dooley £400 and gave him eight points for having no insurance, £100 and four points for speeding, and £100 and four points for using a mobile phone.

No separate penalty was made for the two counts of having no vehicle licence and one of failing to produce insurance.

He must also pay £50 prosecution costs.