A Ballasalla man who drove for a second time after being banned has been sentenced to probation and community service.

Thirty-five-year-old Daniel James Glassey was initially disqualified in September 2024.

Despite that, he was arrested in October 2024, for driving just five weeks after the ban.

On that occasion, he was given a suspended sentence and a further one year driving ban.

The latest offence was committed on June 25 this year, when Glassey was stopped by police.

He admitted to officers that he had been driving for three days before being stopped.

He also admitted being uninsured.

Defence advocate Helen Lobb said that Glassey had decided to take himself off medication before the latest offence.

Ms Lobb said that he wanted to apologise for making that decision, then purchasing a vehicle and driving it.

The advocate said that Glassey was currently engaging with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which would take a year to complete, and helped provide him with coping mechanisms.

‘This is a hard lesson Mr Glassey has learnt, and the events of the past few months are not something that he wants to repeat,’ said Ms Lobb.

The advocate referred to a probation report which said that custody would have a huge impact on Glassey’s family unit.

Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood sentenced Glassey to two years’ probation and 100 hours’ community service.

He was also handed a further two-year driving ban, and ordered to pay £125 prosecution costs, which he will pay at a rate of £20 per week.

The Deputy High Bailiff told the defendant, who lives at Crossag Close: ‘The probation report says how well you have been doing.

‘It is most unfortunate you seem to have determined you were doing so well, you didn’t need to take your medication any longer.

‘This has ultimately affected your decision-making process.’