A DRIVER has been fined for having no insurance after he was caught in Worcester and now faces a court bill of more than £1,000.

Paul William Butler was stopped in the Bull Ring in St John's and was found to have no policy of insurance in place.

The case was heard at Worcester Magistrates Court on May 29 when the matter against the 26-year-old was proved under the single justice.

Butler of Smite Caravan Site, Pershore Lane, near Worcester, was convicted of using a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance on June 23 last year.

Magistrates fined him £660, ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £264 and court costs of £90, a total to pay of £1,014.

A collection order was made, giving the court extra powers to recover the money owed by Butler.