Court takes a dim view of man with no insurance seen driving with no lights on

FAILING to turn on the lights of his friend’s car while he was moving it caught the attention of police and ended up in a driving ban for one Enniskillen man.

Enniskillen Magistrates Court heard on Monday that at 1.30am on April 24, police observed a Vauxhall Vectra on Eden Street in Enniskillen with no lights on and stopped it.

The driver, Ryan Gavin Byrne (23), of Heathdale View, Enniskillen, told police he was moving the car for a friend who was in the rear passenger seat at the time.

Byrne admitted to police he had no insurance and there were also no ‘R’ plates displayed. His solicitor, Gary Black, told the court the defendant was out socialising with friends on the evening in question.