Audi driver caught with provisional licence, no insurance and expired MOT after being stopped by police in Preston

Police stopped an Audi A4 in Moor Lane over the weekend.

The driver “nearly earnt a trip to custody" after providing false details, but finally came clean with his real ones.

Officers subsequently discovered the driver had a provisional licence, no insurance and an expired MOT.

The police could give you a fixed penalty of £300 and six penalty points if you’re caught driving an uninsured vehicle.

If the case goes to court you could get:

- an unlimited fine

- disqualified from driving

The police also have the power to seize, and in some cases, destroy the vehicle that is being driven uninsured.

You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving a car without a valid MOT.

If you drive a vehicle deemed ‘dangerous’ by an MOT test, you can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and receive three points.