A healthcare professional has been fined £650 for three driving-related offences.

Modu Lumami, aged 38, of Empress Drive, admitted driving with no insurance, a licence offence, and having a vehicle in a dangerous condition.

His licence was endorsed with eight penalty points.

Prosecutor Rebecca Cubbon told the court how Lumami was stopped by police on Peel Road in Douglas on November 23 while driving a Peugeot 206.

The vehicle was said to have no tax or insurance and was found to have been marked as ’written off’.

It was registered to a London address and Lumami told police he had been keeping the vehicle ’ticking over’ for a friend who was on holiday.

He said: ’If I knew the situation I wouldn’t have agreed to warm up my colleague’s car.’

A number of defects were found in the vehicle.

Defence advocate Matthew Wilshaw said that his client had car insurance for his own vehicle in Manchester where he lives.

’The three parties involved all work at Noble’s Hospital,’ said the advocate.

’One was on holiday and asked the second to look after the vehicle.

’He then asked Mr Lumami to keep it ticking over. He only intended to drive it to get petrol then back to the hospital. He is here as a locum and is going back to Manchester on Sunday.’

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes also ordered Lumami to pay £50 prosecution costs.