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Homeless motorhome driver banned for drug driving on A590

06.07.2026 05:00 1 min 1 source
The Mail ENG
Homeless motorhome driver banned for drug driving on A590
Original source: The Mail

James Hinkley, 54, who was living in his motorhome, was stopped by police on January 30 on the A590 near Witherslack after swerving across lanes. A DrugWipe test detected benzoylecgonine, a cocaine breakdown product, at 62 ug/L. He was fined £120, disqualified from driving for three years, and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £48 victim surcharge. Hinkley pleaded guilty and had a prior conviction for a similar offense in January 2022.

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