Driver fined and banned

AN excavator dug a hole for himself when he sped off in his car to avoid being caught without insurance.

Craig Hannah thought he’d escaped, but police had stopped only because they feared he was putting other road users at risk, a court was told.

Livingston Sheriff Court was told that police started following Hannah, 25, on February 22 to check out a faulty light.

He was fined £360 and banned from driving for six months.