A 24-YEAR-OLD Northleach man has been banned from driving for six months after he was convicted of driving without insurance.

Joshua Arthurs, of Mays Crescent, pleaded guilty via the Single Justice Procedure, when he failed to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on December 9.

Magistrates heard how Arthurs drove on Landsdowne, Bourton-On-The-Water, on August 1, 2019, without insurance.

He was fined £120, ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £32 and pay costs of £85.