A motorcyclist spotted at a filling station and followed back home by police had no tax, insurance or driving licence, it emerged.

Dylan Williamson was seen by police on the forecourt of Darnill’s petrol station in Port Erin on the morning of February 5.

They followed him into the Edremony Estate where he parked the bike at the back of his house.

For the prosecution, Mark Benson told the court police spoke to 34-year-old Williamson, who admitted the tax had expired on the bike in January and he also acknowledged having no L-plates displayed.

’I’ll be honest,’ he told them, ’I’m not insured either. I’m sorry.’

Williamson had earlier submitted guilty pleas by post to riding without insurance, tax or an appropriate driving licence but was asked to attend court to make submissions as to why he should not be disqualified.

Representing him, Paul Glover told the court the bike was one that Williamson had recently rebuilt from parts and he had simply ridden it the short distance to the petrol station to fill up and to test it.

’He has other vehicles, including bikes, that are taxed and insured, and building bikes and other machinery is his hobby. It’s a two-minute journey between his home address and the petrol station. It’s not as if he was just riding it around,’ he said.

Mr Glover added Williamson worked anti-social hours and therefore needed transport to get to and from work when public transport was not available.

Magistrates’ chairman Ken Faragher said Williamson’s previous offences showed he had scant regard for such matters as tax and insurance. He was banned for six months, and fined £600 for no insurance, £150 for no tax, £180 for no licence and pays £50 costs.