A Cardigan man has been fined by magistrates after appearing in court to plead guilty to charges of driving without a licence and without insurance.

Michael Harries, of 16B Golwg y Castell, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 16 September.

The 30-year-old had initially pleaded not guilty at an earlier hearing to driving without a licence and without insurance in a Skoda Fabia on the B4333 at Aberporth on 14 July.

Harries changed his pleas on both charges to guilty ahead of a planned trial.

Magistrates fined Harries a total of £180 and endorsed his driving record with six penalty points.

He must also pay £400 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £72 victim fund surcharge.