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A Taranaki driver pleaded guilty to his 10th charge of driving while disqualified on the same day he was to be sentenced for two earlier charges.
Rob Steven Kilgour, 33, was caught driving in Stratford on March 6, the Ha¯ wera District Court was told.
He had previously admitted two other charges of driving while disqualified on September 25 at Stratford and on August 18 in Otorohanga.
‘‘With each of the offences there were no aggravating features, no accidents or speed involved. To his credit, he just hasn’t been able to stop getting into cars and going short distances and each time he has been apprehended,’’ lawyer Rajan Rai said.
Rai asked Judge Gregory Hikaka to consider a community-based sentence in lieu of further Judge Gregory Hikaka to Rob Steven Kilgour disqualifications.
Kilgour is currently disqualified until June 28.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Steve Hickey said the Land Transport Act required the court to disqualify Kilgour until 2022.
Imposing a community-based sentence in lieu of further disqualification under Section 94 of the Act would be a better option to reduce the likelihood reoffending, he said.
Judge Hikaka said Kilgour’s past driving related convictions included excess alcohol, sustained loss of traction, dangerous driving and careless driving causing death or injury.
‘‘Your disqualifications have been linked to very poor driving. That’s why people get disqualified, to keep them off the road and keep the community safe, but time and again you’ve ignored the disqualification keeping the community safe from you.’’
He said Kilgour had a sense of entitlement and considered driving as part of his life.
‘‘The starting point for this ongoing offending in these matters is imprisonment and you won’t be driving while you’re in prison, that is the next step for you.’’
He sentenced Kilgour to nine months’ home detention, prohibited him from owning a vehicle for three months, and imposed six months of post detention conditions. of further
Catherine Groenestein