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Explore 346 verdicts at Worthing Magistrates' Court (Worthing). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Nicholas Cropper
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £369; disqualified from driving for 17 months

Nicholas Cropper admitted drink-driving in Loxwood Road, Loxwood, on 13 February 2026, with 75mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was fined £369 and disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 75mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £369 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nicolas Blackwell
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £372

Nicolas Blackwell was caught speeding on the A24 at Shipley on 19 June 2025, exceeding the 60mph limit.

Admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £28 victim surcharge. Driving record endorsed with six points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nigel Schofield
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Community order with 100 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 24 months

Nigel Schofield drove in Haywards Heath on 24 December 2025 with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system. He also possessed cannabis, a class B drug. He admitted the offences.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of drug-driving and possession of cannabis. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nina Valeva
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £220

Kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £5.84 back duty and £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Noah Gallagher
Date not specified
Assault by beating and threatening behaviour *
Sentence
Six-month conditional discharge; ordered to pay £150 compensation

Noah Gallagher committed three assaults by beating in Worthing on December 12, 2025, and January 1 and 4, 2026, and used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress in Worthing on November 6, 2025.

Admitted three charges of assault by beating and one threatening behaviour offence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Norman Nesbitt
Date not specified
Failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver/rider of a vehicle *
Sentence
Fined £660

Norman Nesbitt failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required.

Ordered to pay £90 costs and £264 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for six months.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Oliver Bennett
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120, disqualified from driving for 12 months

On January 14 2026 in Gravits Lane, Bognor Regis, Oliver Bennett drove with 4.7 micrograms of Delta-9-THC per litre of blood. He admitted drug-driving and was fined £120 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Oliver Bonsor
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £116; disqualified from driving for 3 months

Oliver Bonsor admitted speeding, exceeding the 30mph limit in Thakeham Road, Storrington, on 11 July 2025. He was fined £116 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £130 costs and £46 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Olivia Chambers
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Olivia Chambers admitted exceeding a 50mph speed limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £16 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Oran Sharples
Date not specified
Being in charge of a vehicle while over the drink-drive limit *
Sentence
Community order with 150 hours unpaid work

Oran Sharples admitted being in charge of a vehicle while over the drink-drive limit with 119mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Copthorne Hill, Worthing, on 9 November 2025. He received a community order with 150 hours unpaid work and was disqualified from driving for 55 days.

Disqualified from driving for 55 days and ordered to pay £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Owen Lamborn
Date not specified
Failing to give information and speeding *
Sentence
Fined £660 and £292, and ten penalty points

Owen Lamborn failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required. He also admitted speeding by exceeding 70mph on a dual carriageway. His driving record was endorsed with a total of ten points.

Admitted the speeding offence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Paige White
Date not specified
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £660; disqualified from driving for 6 months

Paige White was found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on 27 January 2025. She was fined £660 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Found guilty of failing to identify a driver. Ordered to pay £400 costs and £264 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Paige Wright
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £250, disqualified from driving for 14 months

Paige Wright admitted drink-driving in Goose Green Lane, Thakeham, on March 18, 2026, with a breath alcohol reading of 48mg per 100ml. She was fined and disqualified from driving for 14 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 48mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £100 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Patrick Brilley
Date not specified
Assault on a police constable *
Sentence
Fined £240, ordered to pay £100 compensation

Patrick Brilley assaulted a police constable at Worthing Custody Centre on 18 April 2026 and committed assault by beating in Worthing on 17 April 2026. He admitted both offences.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police constable in the execution of her duty and assault by beating. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £80 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Patrick Royston
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £80, disqualified from driving for 12 months, £85 costs, £32 victim surcharge

Patrick Royston admitted drug-driving in South Lane, New Malden, on 7 July 2025, with 26ug/l of cocaine and 596ug/l of benzoylecgonine in his system.

Admitted two drug-driving offences.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Paul Cockerill
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £69 and licence endorsed with three points

Paul Cockerill admitted speeding by exceeding the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on November 1, 2025. He was fined £69 and his driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding, exceeding the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on November 1, 2025. Ordered to pay £28 victim surcharge and £120 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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James Archer
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Exceeded a 40mph limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Admitted speeding. Driving record endorsed with three points. Also admitted failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver, no separate penalty.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Paul James
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Fined £40; £100 compensation

Paul James stole a Jellycat Peanut Penguin worth £100 from South Downs Garden Centre, Hassocks, on 26 November 2025. He admitted theft from a shop and was fined £40 with compensation and costs.

Admitted theft from a shop, stealing a Jellycat Peanut Penguin worth £100 from South Downs Garden Centre, Hassocks, on 26 November 2025.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Paul Stannard
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and 200 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 32 months

Paul Stannard admitted drink-driving with 130mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Crabtree Lane, Lancing, on September 18, 2025. He was given a community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement, ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, and disqualified from driving for 32 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 130mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Paul Todd
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements *
Sentence
Fined £220

Kept a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

wscountytimes.co.uk
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Paul Whybrow
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Fined £120

Paul Whybrow admitted theft from a shop, stealing goods worth £348.01 from Sainsbury's in Worthing on January 28, 2026.

Admitted theft from a shop. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Perry Brazil
Date not specified
Assault by beating *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and 90 hours unpaid work

Assaulted a person in Littlehampton on 24 August 2026 and resisted a police constable in the execution of his duty in Littlehampton on 25 August 2026.

Admitted assault by beating and resisting a police constable. Costs £85.
crawleyobserver.co.uk
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Pete Stakim
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £923; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Pete Stakim admitted drink-driving on the A259 Angmering on 1 May 2026 with 45mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was fined £923, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £369 victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 45mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £369 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Philip Richardson
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £192 and disqualified from driving for 6 months

On December 14, 2025, Philip Richardson admitted speeding by exceeding the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn. He was fined £192, ordered to pay £130 costs and a £77 victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for six months.

Admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £130 costs and £77 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Richard Marshall
Date not specified
Criminal damage *
Sentence
12-month conditional discharge

Richard Marshall admitted causing criminal damage to the front door of a care home in Chichester on 19 May 2026. He received a 12-month conditional discharge.

Admitted criminal damage. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £26 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Ricky Mullen
Date not specified
Assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
Community order with 300 hours unpaid work

Ricky Mullen was found guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm in Chichester on December 23, 2023. He received a community order requiring 300 hours unpaid work and was ordered to pay £2,000 compensation.

Found guilty. Ordered to pay £2,000 compensation, £325 costs, and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Robert Charles
Date not specified
Driving without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £80

Robert Charles admitted driving without insurance in Chichester on October 18, 2025.

Admitted driving without insurance. Driving record endorsed with six points; ordered to pay £200 costs and £32 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Robert Cook
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £961, ordered to pay £85 costs and £384 victim surcharge; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Robert Cook admitted drug-driving with 6.2 micrograms of Delta-9-THC per litre of blood in New Barn Road, Amberley, on December 19, 2025. He was fined, ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Admitted drug-driving with 6.2ug/l Delta-9-THC.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Robert Crispin
Date not specified
Criminal damage and assaulting a police constable *
Sentence
2 months imprisonment, with a concurrent 4-week term for assaulting a police constable; ordered to pay £85 costs and £154 victim surcharge

Robert Crispin damaged household items and a fire door belonging to a charity in Worthing on January 1, 2026. He also admitted assaulting a police constable in the execution of her duty and possessing herbal cannabis, a class B drug, the same day. He was jailed for two months for criminal damage and four weeks concurrent for the assault, with no separate penalty for the cannabis possession.

Admitted criminal damage, assaulting a police constable, and possessing herbal cannabis.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Robert Taylor
Date not specified
Breach of community order *
Sentence
Fined £40 (deemed served by time spent in court)

Robert Taylor admitted breaching a community order made by Crawley Magistrates Court on August 11, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on February 14 and March 7, 2026. He was fined £40, which was deemed served by time spent in court after the court heard he had provided a medical certificate late, had only one session of unpaid work remaining, and had very limited funds.

Admitted breaching a community order made by Crawley Magistrates Court on August 11, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on February 14 and March 7, 2026. Detained until the £40 was deemed served by time spent in court.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Rory Dunstall
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Rory Dunstall admitted driving over a 40mph temporary restriction on the M23 Tilgate Forest on 31 August 2025.

Pleaded guilty to speeding. Ordered to pay £16 victim surcharge and £120 costs; driving record endorsed with three points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Rumel Raza
Date not specified
Possession of knives in a public place *
Sentence
Community order with 150 hours unpaid work

Rumel Raza admitted possessing two knives in a public place without good reason in Yapton on March 13, 2026. He received a community order with 150 hours of unpaid work.

Pleaded guilty to possessing two knives in a public place without good reason. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Ryan Caldwell
Date not specified
Failing to give information relating to driver identification *
Sentence
Fined £660 and six penalty points

Ryan Caldwell failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required. His driving record was endorsed with six points.

No plea details available.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Sajed Khan
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £146, ordered to pay £85 costs and £58 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with 3 points

Sajed Khan admitted speeding, exceeding the 30mph limit on the A259 Kingsway, Hove, on May 12, 2025. His driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Samantha Clark
Date not specified
Using a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £660

Samantha Clark was found guilty of using a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence in Horsham on 12 January 2026. She was fined and ordered to pay back duty and costs.

Found guilty of using a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence. Ordered to pay £176.67 back duty and £200 costs.
chichester.co.uk
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Samir Muncey
Date not specified
Possession of crack cocaine *
Sentence
Fined £40

Samir Muncey admitted possessing 5.529g of crack cocaine, a class A drug, in Bognor Regis on December 7, 2022. He was fined £40. No separate penalty was imposed for possessing 5.76g of diamorphine, also a class A drug.

Admitted possessing 5.529g crack cocaine. No separate penalty for possessing diamorphine.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Samuel Down
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £923 and £307, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Samuel Down admitted drink-driving with 76mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath at Crossbush Service Station on December 13, 2025. He also admitted failing to stop after an accident at the service station. He was fined £923 for drink-driving and £307 for failing to stop, and disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 76mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath and failing to stop after an accident. Must pay £85 costs and £492 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Samuel Duggan
Date not specified
Stalking *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement; 100 hours unpaid work

Samuel Duggan admitted stalking without fear, alarm or distress by loitering, leaving notes, sending messages and hiring a private investigator to find out information in Worthing between 25 October and 11 November 2025. He received a community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement and 100 hours unpaid work, was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge, and was made subject to a restraining order.

Admitted stalking without fear, alarm or distress by loitering, leaving notes, sending messages and hiring a private investigator. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge, and given a restraining order.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Samuel Gibson
Date not specified
Failing to provide a specimen of breath *
Sentence
Fined £211

Samuel Gibson admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required at Worthing Custody Centre on 14 February 2026. He was fined £211 and his driving record was endorsed with ten points.

Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £84 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with ten points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Samuel Heard
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Compensation of £250

Samuel Heard admitted stealing laundry and coffee products worth approximately £250 from a shop in Worthing on December 12, 2025. He was ordered to pay £250 compensation.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. Stole laundry and coffee products worth approximately £250. Must pay £250 compensation.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Sandra Nawrocka
Date not specified
Driving without insurance and driving while disqualified *
Sentence
Fined £120 for driving without insurance and £120 for driving while disqualified

Drove without insurance and while disqualified in Lyminster Road, Lyminster, on 25 January 2026.

Admitted both offences. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £96 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with six penalty points.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Sandra Spearman
Date not specified
Assaulting an emergency worker *
Sentence
Community order with 60 hours' unpaid work

Damaged a Sussex Police vehicle and assaulted a police constable, a police sergeant and an NHS nurse in the execution of their duty on May 27, 2025.

Admitted criminal damage and three charges of assaulting emergency workers. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Sarah Flynn
Date not specified
Using a vehicle with dangerous tyres *
Sentence
Fined £72 and licence endorsed with three points

Sarah Flynn admitted using a vehicle with dangerous tyres, having severe cuts or tears to the side walls, in Brighton on February 12, 2022. She was fined £72 and her driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted using a vehicle with dangerous tyres with severe cuts or tears to the side walls in Brighton on February 12, 2022. Ordered to pay £28 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Scott Fisher
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £115

Exceeded a 30mph limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Admitted the offence. Driving record endorsed with three points.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Scott Holder
Date not specified
Possessing a firearm without a certificate *
Sentence
Fined £166

On November 20, 2025, Scott Holder was found in possession of a taser and taser cartridges without the necessary certificate in Lancing.

Admitted possessing a firearm without a certificate. No separate penalty for the ammunition offence. Ordered to pay £66 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Shane Pope
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £72 and driving record endorsed with three points

Shane Pope exceeded the 40 mph speed limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on 2 February 2025. He admitted the offence and was fined £72, with his driving record endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding; ordered to pay a £28 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Sharon Meredith
Date not specified
Assaulting an emergency worker *
Sentence
Community order with six-month alcohol treatment requirement, fined £100

Sharon Meredith admitted assaulting an emergency worker, a paramedic, in Lancing on September 17, 2025. She was given a community order with a six-month alcohol treatment requirement and fined £100.

Admitted assaulting an emergency worker, a paramedic.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Shaun Misselbrook
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £128

Shaun Misselbrook admitted speeding by exceeding the 70mph speed limit on a dual carriageway.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £51 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Shawn Crawford
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £131

Shawn Crawford exceeded a 50mph speed limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Ordered to pay £90 costs and £52 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Simon Jennings
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £961, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Drove with 64mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Shore Road, West Wittering, on May 28, 2026, and failed to co-operate with a preliminary breath test in West Wittering on the same date.

Admitted drink-driving. Must pay £85 costs and £384 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for failing to co-operate with a preliminary breath test.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Christchurch Rd, Worthing BN11 1JD, Worthing, BN11 1JD, United Kingdom
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About Worthing Magistrates' Court

Worthing Magistrates' Court, located in Worthing, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 346 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Worthing area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Christchurch Rd, Worthing BN11 1JD, BN11 1JD.

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