A HEREFORDSHIRE driver has been banned from the roads after failing to provide a sample to police.

Hassan Bouifraden entered a guilty plea to one charge of failing to provide a specimen for analysis when he appeared before magistrates in Cheltenham in October.

The court heard the 23-year-old, who was suspected of having driven a vehicle in Gloucestershire, was required to provide a sample of breath to police in the course of an investigation as to whether he had committed an offence on October 9.

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But he failed to do so without reasonable excuse, the court heard.

Bouifraden, who is of Bannut Tree Estate, Bromyard, was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 17 months but was granted the opportunity to complete an approved course, which will reduce his ban by 17 weeks if successfully completed.

He was also fined £866 and must pay prosecution costs of £346 and an £85 victim surcharge.

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