Van driver fined after driving carelessly on the M5

A VAN driver has been fined hundreds after driving carelessly on the M5.

Emmanuel Djokoto, 24, was caught driving a Ford Transit carelessly between junctions 8 and 7 of the motorway.

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He pleaded guilty to the single count of driving without due care and attention during a hearing at Redditch Magistrates’ Court on Monday, September 28,

Djokoto, of Greenhill Road, Handsworth, was fined £440 and given five penalty points on his licence.

He was also ordered to pay £130 in costs and a £176 surcharge.