A MAN has been jailed for 16 weeks after he was caught driving a car while banned.

Gheorghe Tomescu, aged 24, of Ellesmere Road, Bolton, was already subject to a suspended prions sentence for driving while banned when he was caught driving a VW Passat at Bamber Bridge on October 29, 2018.

At Manchester Magistrates’ Court he pleaded guilty to driving while banned, having no insurance and no MoT for the vehicle.

In addition to the jail sentence, Tomescu was ordered to pay £128 towards the costs of victim services and was banned from applying for a driving licence for 12 months.