A man has been fined hundreds of pounds after being caught driving without third-party insurance.

Ali Ayad Sader Esmaeel, 34, of William Heelas Way, Wokingham, drove in London Road, Reading, without insurance.

He appeared before High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on January 17 to be sentenced over the matter.

There, magistrates discharged a number of hefty fines in connection with the incident.

Esmaeel was fined £553, but he must also pay a £221 victim surcharge and £90 in court costs.

In addition, he was disqualified from driving for six months.