TWO motorists have got big bills after they failed to answer court summons and another got his driving licence back after he contacted magistrates.

Jamie Peter McKay, 40, of Church Fenton, had his sentence reduced after he pleaded guilty to speeding. He had been banned for six months after he was convicted in his absence of failure to tell police who the speeding driver was. He applied to Bradford magistrates to have the case reopened. The original conviction and sentence were overturned and he entered his plea. He was fined £106 and ordered to pay £90 prosecution costs and a £34 statutory surcharge and given three penalty points.

Jordan Davis, 26, of Byland Avenue, York, must pay £574 after he was convicted in his absence by Lincolnshire magistrates of speeding on the A1 in Lincolnshire at 84 mph in a Sprinter van. He was given five penalty point and ordered to pay a £440 fine, a £44 statutory surcharge and £90 prosecution costs

Ashley Shaun Bailey, 26, of Middleton, Pickering, faces a £816 bill after he was convicted in his absence of failure to tell police who was driving his car when it was allegedly speeding on the M1 in West Yorkshire. He was given six penalty points and ordered to pay a £660 fine, a £66 statutory surcharge and £90 prosecution costs at Bradford Magistrates Court.