He didn’t want to catch public transport during the pandemic, now he’s lost his licence for two years
A man who was driving because he did not want to catch public transport during the pandemic will be catching the bus for years after having his licence taken off him at court
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AN ATTEMPT to avoid public transport during the pandemic has cost a man his licence for two years.
On 19 April this year Angus William Alexander Daisley, 28, pulled into an Aspley 7/11 Service Station where he filled up before he bought cigarettes and food at the counter.
But he did not pay for the fuel.
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Police identified Daisley from CCTV footage and found his licence had been suspended.
Daisley told police he was he had simply forgotten to pay for the fuel, which the service station accepted.
He was not charged in relation to the petrol. Daisley pleaded guilty at Sandgate Magistrates Court with driving while unlicensed.
He told police he knew he was unlicensed but did not want to catch public transport because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Daisley was fined $1200 and disqualified from driving for two years.