A “boy racer”, who works as a mechanic, drove at speeds of more than 100mph despite the car he was in having a string of dangerous defects, a court heard.

David Eilir Wyn Williams, of 6 Bro Gernos, Coed y Bryn, Llandysul, admitted dangerous driving, driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition and two charges of speeding during the incident on the A475 at Horeb on 18 July.

Williams, 18, was spared a prison sentence or suspended sentence because he had co-operated with police and had not been in trouble before.

But District Judge Gwyn Jones criticised Williams for driving in “the way you’d expect a boy racer to drive” in a vehicle in poor condition.

Prosecutor Helen Tench said Williams was seen by a police officer pulling what he thought was a handbrake turn before speeding off with the police officer following.

Ms Tench said during the incident Williams was driving at speeds between 90 and 110mph before pulling a sharp turn onto a lane and carrying on at high speed.

Williams eventually stopped the car which was examined by the officer who found a series of defects, including defective tyres.

An expert who examined the car found that all four tyres were defective with one tyre having a bulge in the wall.

The battery was not secured, the passenger seat was also unsecured and could become displaced, the bumper bar was damaged with jagged edges and tyres of different sizes had been fitted on the car, according to the expert.

The assessment was that the car should not have been on the road as it was in a dangerous condition.

Defence solicitor Rebecca Carter said that Williams, who works as a mechanic in the family garage, had co-operated with police and had pleaded guilty to the charges.

She said it was likely that Williams would not be able to continue in his job at the family business because a driving ban would be imposed.

Ms Carter said there was nothing that would stop Williams from being able to carry out unpaid work as part of a community order.

Imposing a 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work, Judge Jones said: “You were driving this vehicle very much in the way you’d expect a boy racer to drive.

“The vehicle shouldn’t have been on the road considering the condition it was in.”

Williams was also banned from driving for two years, and will have to take an extended driving test when that ban expires.

He will also pay costs of £170.