Driving ban for Doveridge man who crashed his car then claimed it was stolen
Police were called to the incident which happened back in May
Officers were called to Derby Road at Doveridge just before 11pm on Friday 7th May after reports a Volkswagen Golf had collided with lamppost and overturned.
A member of the public helped Thomas Varey of Grove Lane from the car, but he then left the scene, and at around 9am the following morning called police to say his car had been stolen.
He later called his insurance company to try and make a claim for the vehicle.
An investigation was carried out but forensic results from the car were able to link Varey to the collision that night.
PC Abaid Hussain, the officer in the case, said: “Varey showed a complete disregard for not only people’s safety, but also the law. He also made this all the more worse by lying and wasting police time by trying to dishonestly claim his car had been stolen and by trying to claim on his insurance.
“He will now have to face the consequences of his actions.”
32-year-old Thomas Varey of Grove Lane pleaded guilty to the offences and was sentenced during a hearing at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court.
He was banned from driving for 12 months, and received a six-month sentence, suspended for 12 months.