A BRADFORD man who was facing a charge of failing to comply with a police request has seen the offence withdrawn - but has now been banned from driving for speeding.

Usama Shafiq, 35, of Ash Tree (previously Alpine Rise) in the Thornton area, was originally charged with, found guilty of and fined for failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver/rider of a vehicle when required.

That charge related to a request made by, or on behalf of, the Chief Officer of Police for Dyfed Powys, in Wales, on June 15 last year.

The T&A previously reported this outcome, which happened at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on November 24, last year.

But, a day later on a separate record, an application to reopen the case was submitted.

The case was reopened and referred to a full court hearing for December 15, 2021 at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court.

The six penalty points Shafiq had received on his driving record, and the subsequent obligatory driving ban for six months for repeat offending, were removed.

The court records show the reason given for reopening the case was an equivocal plea – meaning the plea was ambiguous – and Shafiq was summoned to appear at court to clarify that element.

This related to two charges: failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver/rider of a vehicle when required and speeding over 30mph on a restricted road.

The latter charge had originally been withdrawn on the first court record of the case.

Shafiq attended the court in Wales on December 15, 2021 and the charge of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver/rider of a vehicle when required was withdrawn.

But Shafiq pleaded guilty to the speeding offence by post.

It related to May 9 last year, just after 9pm, when Shafiq was caught driving 35mph in a Toyota Auris Hybrid car on the A476 in Gorslas, near Llanelli, when the speed limit was 30mph.

The court records state this limit was indicated by the street lighting placed at less than 200-yard intervals.

Shafiq was ordered to pay £267 in total and was disqualified from driving for six months, which was obligatory due to repeat offending, according to the court records.

The payment included: a £123 fine, £34 surcharge to fund victim services and costs of £110.

Shafiq’s guilty plea was taken into account when imposing the sentence.