Disqualified van driver in court over breaking Richmond Park rules

By The Editor 24th Feb 2021

Local News by The Editor 24th Feb 2021

A man has been banned from the roads for more than two years after driving while disqualified in Richmond Park - in breach of the park's rules.

Trade and business vehicles are banned from entering the park and drivers can be given a £50 fine if caught.

The only exemptions, under the Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997, are for:

taxis
vehicles in use for conducting business with a park resident/ business
vehicles in use to help someone who has broken down in the park.

Royal Parks Police said: "Stefan Oakley, of Sutton, has pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified in Richmond Park.

"He was given eight weeks' imprisonment suspended for four months, his disqualification running to September 2023, and fined a total of £205."

Police previously said his van was seized after he was stopped in January.

"While conducting speed checks in Richmond Park, officers stopped an unauthorised van," the force said.

"After many lies, we soon found out that the driver was disqualified."

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