Jeremy Ramzy: Cranebrook driver handed final warning

A 33-year-old with a long list of traffic offences to his name has been handed a stern warning after being caught driving to the shops while suspended.

A tradie with a horror driving record has been given a final warning after getting behind the wheel while suspended.

Jeremy Ramzy, from Cranebrook, faced Penrith Court on Thursday after being busted with a suspended licence when he was driving to the shops.

Jeremy Ramzy pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified when he faced court on January 13.

The 33-year-old was stopped on Borrowdale Way, Cranebrook, at 11:14am on November 13, 2021.

When police asked to see his licence, he said “I don’t have it”, according to court documents.

He was then asked if he had any form of ID.

Ramzy opened his licence via the Service NSW app on his phone and the word ‘suspended’ was visible on the screen, according to court documents.

Ramzy’s licence had been suspended since August 26 for six months because he travelled at 150km per hour in an 80km per hour zone, the court heard.

When asked why he was driving, Ramzy said “I just wanted to drive to the shops. Why did you stop me? You don’t even have ANPR (automatic number-plate recognition)”, according to court documents.

Court documents state Ramzy “has a huge traffic history” and “has previously been disqualified and suspended on a number of occasions”.

However, Ramzy’s lawyer said he would not reoffend.

“He is certainly fearful of going to jail,” the lawyer said.

The court heard Ramzy has completed the traffic offenders’ program and even placed his beloved Nissan Silvia on the market which, according to his lawyer, shows how serious he is about not being tempted to reoffend.

“Unlike his other driving offences, this wasn’t aggravated by him showing off. He was driving his work car that has a small engine to get to the shops,” his lawyer said.

“He now gets to work on public transport and has purchased a push bike.”

Jeremy Ramzy left Penrith Local Court on January 13 after receiving a stern warning from the magistrate.

Magistrate Stephen Corry gave the young waterproofer a stern final warning, taking his early guilty plea into account.

He said: “I accept that there were no aggravated circumstances but it was a silly decision to drive to the shops while disqualified when you could have walked there.

“Your traffic history does you no favours. I’m not sending you to jail today but you cannot afford to come back.”

He was convicted of driving while disqualified and handed a 12 month Community Correction Order that will expire in January 2023.