A driver has avoided disqualification after being caught driving while using his mobile phone.
Shazad Ali Hussain, of Prescott Avenue, Banbury, was caught on March 8 this year driving while using a handheld mobile phone.
The 36-year-old was caught in an Audi A4 vehicle on Elmham Road, Sheffield.
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He was charged under the Road Traffic Offences Act 1988 and appeared at Sheffield Magistrates Court on October 2.
Hussain was found guilty of the offence in court and was fined £220. Six penalty points were also added to her driving record.
There were court costs of £90 and a victim surcharge of £88.
The total amount he will need to pay is £398 by the end of October.
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