A MAN has been banned from getting behind the wheel after being caught driving while using a mobile on an Andover road.

Danail Staffanov Yakimov was proven by single justice procedure at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 9 January for driving a Peugeot Boxer on the A303, Longparish while using a mobile phone on 6 June 2017.

The 40-year-old, of Thomas Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, was disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months due to repeat offending.

Yakimov was also fined a total of £291, including a £176 fine, a victim services surcharge of £30 and costs of £85.