A BANNED driver got into his cab after his mother threw all his belongings out into the street, Burnley magistrates heard.

Kevin William Vickers, 22, got behind the wheel just three weeks after being disqualified a second time.

Vickers, said by his solicitor to have been "elated" when he didn't go to prison for flouting the first ban, was now "glum-faced" as he expected custody.

His expectations were right. He was sent to prison for six months and banned for two years - to run at the same time as his current three-year order. He was told by magistrates that he had "persistently offended" and failed to respond to community penalties.

Vickers, of Fenton Avenue, Barnoldswick, had admitted driving while disqualified and having no insurance.

Mike Travers, prosecuting, said Vickers was subject to two bans, one for two years and one for three. The offence was committed three weeks after the last ban was imposed.

Glen Smith, defending, said Vickers had come to court with a feeling of foreboding and knew the court's decision was almost inevitable.

He had got back with his mother after she had been "disenchanted" with him for a long time. He had moved back to the family home, but had lost his job and after a blazing row, Vickers' mother had tipped all his belongings into the street.

He had managed to contact a friend who would put him up and he went to his car, which had been in a lock-up garage nearby for some time. He was stopped on Fenton Avenue, where he now lived.

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