A Wigan motorist gets an 18-month ban for dangerous driving but is spared jail
A Wigan motorist learns his court fate after pleading guilty driving dangerously without a licence or insurance
A Wigan motorist who drove dangerously along a borough bypass has avoided an immediate jail term.
Phillip Hickey, 39, of Dean Crescent, Orrell, appeared before local magistrates to plead guilty to recklessly driving a maroon coloured Ford Fiesta on Atherleigh Way on January 29 and doing so without a licence or insurance.
He was given a 24-week custodial sentence which was suspended for 18 months.
Hickey will undergo supervision for 18 months during which time he must complete 20 days of rehabilitation activities and 80 hours of unpaid work.
An 18-month ban from the road was also imposed.