A HEREFORD driver has been handed a hefty penalty after he was caught using his mobile phone while behind the wheel.
Nigel Davies was proven guilty by magistrates in Hereford.
The court heard the 57-year-old had been caught using his mobile phone while behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Corsa in Hereford's Old School Lane on August 10.
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He was also found to have been driving without insurance on the same date.
Davies, of St Owen Street, Hereford, was fined £660 and received six penalty points. He must also pay costs of £90 and a £66 victim surcharge.
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