Mr Tickle feels long arm of the law

A pensioner from St Johns has had his car seized after being caught driving without a licence. 

Police stopped 72-year-old William Thomas Tickle, of Ballacraine, four times in three months. 

At Douglas Courthouse this week he admitted four offences of not driving in accordance with his licence and four of having no insurance. 

The court heard the Department of Infrastructure had suspended Tickle's licence in April on medical advice from a GP and consultant. 

He was told he needed to take a fitness to drive test before it would be reinstated - however Tickle continued to drive and was stopped by police in May, June and twice in July. 

In court Tickle's advocate said the OAP, who lives alone, had been using his car to go to the local shop - adding "Mr Tickle doesn't accept he is medically unfit to drive." 

An application was made by the prosecutor to seize his BMW - effectively depriving him of the tool he'd used to commit the offences. 

Magistrates agreed to the request and also endorsed his driving licence with 24 penalty points - disqualifying him for 18 months under the totting up provision.

He was also fined £400.