A plumbing and heating engineer whose potential driving ban may have caused two job losses was spared at Campbeltown JP court. Andrew Gallogly, 33, of 240 Kirkshaws Road, Coatbridge, had previously pleaded guilty to driving without insurance on April 2, near Stonefield Castle, Tarbert.
As Gallogly already had six points on his licence and with a further six would have been banned from driving under the totting up procedure, an exceptional hardship proof was heard on Monday, after many delays. Procurator fiscal depute Eoin McGinty told the court Gallogly had been working in Lochgoilhead and while driving away ran out of diesel.
The fuel station at Lochgilphead was closed and, in desperation, Gallogly phoned 999. When the police arrived, they found Gallogly did not have valid insurance.