A MAN who threw away letters from his insurance company has admitted driving without insurance and using an insurance certificate with intent to deceive.

Daniel Evans, 21, also admitted speeding and failing to produce a driving licence at Worcester Magistrates Court.

The court heard Evans, of Manor Road, Hereford was caught on Sunday, November 11 after officers pulled him over for speeding.

Liam Finch, prosecuting at Friday's hearing, said Evans had been paying £2,443 a year for insurance at a rate of £295 a month, but had failed to make payments and so the firm had cancelled the policy in May.

Mr Finch said: "The Crown says he must have been aware due to the volume of correspondence and a lack of activity in his bank."

Chris Reed, defending, said Evans was notified in April about a problem with payment and had tried to contact his insurers.

Mr Reed said letters were sent to his parents' address, but he only visited sporadically and picked up large volumes of mail but failed to deal with them and threw them away.

Deputy district judge Christopher Johnson ordered Evans to do 60 hours of unpaid work, fined him £260 and gave him eight penalty points.

Due to previous points on his licence, Evans was disqualified from driving for six months. He was also told to pay £60 costs and a victim surcharge of £15.