Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire motorists in court
Their cases were heard at Llanelli Magistrates' Court.
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Here's a round-up of the cases.
SEAN AGNEW, 58, of Vetch Close in Pembroke, has been banned after driving whilst over the drug-drive limit.
Agnew was behind the wheel of a Nissan Qashqai on Hywel Way in Pembroke on August 1. When tested, he recorded having more than 92 micrograms of benzoylecgonine – the main metabolite of cocaine – per litre (µg/L) of blood.
The legal limit – to exclude accidental exposure – is 50µg/L.
Agnew pleaded guilty to a charge of driving whilst unfit through drugs at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 3.
He was banned from driving for three years, and has been ordered to pay a £180 fine, £400 in costs, and a £72 surcharge.
HANNAH RAWLINGS, 30, of The Paddock in Penally, was caught speeding on the A48 in Carmarthenshire.
Rawlings was clocked by a manned speed camera doing 79mph in a BMW on the 70mph limit A48 at Pensarn on October 5.
She pleaded guilty, and was fined £170 at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 15.
Rawlings must also pay £90 in costs and a £68 surcharge, and had three points added to her licence.
JAMIE WATKINS, 44, of Woodfield Grove in Cosheston, has been disqualified after being caught at twice the drink-drive limit.
Watkins was driving a Ford C-Max on the A484 in Llanelli on August 2 last year. When breathalysed, he recorded having 71 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
The legal limit is 35.
Watkins pleaded guilty to drink-driving, and was banned from driving for three years at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 10.
He was fined £345, and must pay costs of £85 and a £230 surcharge.
BRENNAN FINDLAY, 31, of Isambard Gardens in Neyland, has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after he was accused of using a phone at the wheel and driving without insurance.
Findlay was charged with using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving a Citroen Berlingo on the A477 Llanddowror to Red Roses bypass on November 24. He was also accused of driving without insurance on that date.
The defendant failed to show up at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 9, and he was further charged with failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle when required.
The previous offences were withdrawn by the prosecution, and Findlay was found guilty of the failing to give information charge after it was proved in his absence.
Findlay was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £110 in costs and a £264 surcharge, and had six points added to his licence.
HOLLY WILLIAMS, 40, of The Cross in Cosheston, has been banned from driving after refusing to take a breathalyser test.
Williams was accused of driving without due care and attention after she was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz X-Class on the A477 at Haverfordwest on November 22.
She was also accused of failing to provide a sample for analysis, after it was alleged that she refused to take a breathalyser test when accused of having committed a driving offence on that date.
Williams denied careless driving, but admitted failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
She was sentenced at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 10 to a one-year community order. As part of this, she must complete 90 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
Williams must also pay £400 in costs and a £114 surcharge, and was banned from driving for 17 months.
The prosecution offered no evidence for the careless driving offence, and the court entered a formal not guilty verdict.
SAIHOBA SUSSO, 60, of Cwmbach, admitted keeping an untaxed car.
It was alleged that Susso kept or used an untaxed Vauxhall Corsa on the A40 at Abernant on November 20, when the tax had run out on August 27.
Susso pleaded guilty at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 11.
The defendant was sentenced to a £40 fine, and must pay £100 in costs and £40 in vehicle excise back duty.
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