BLUNDERS in police paperwork saw a speeding driver wrongly get an extra conviction for driving without insurance and eight points on his licence, Warrington Magistrates' Court heard on Thursday.

Police stopped John Robinson last March at the roundabout in Widnes Road in Penketh.

The 36-year-old was asked to present his insurance and MOT at the police station within seven days, which he did. But because the station had no record of the incident they could not get the right form.

The former Callands resident was then summoned to court for failing to provide his details - and again he presented his documents, which the court would not accept as valid because he had not been able to get the form from the police.

Then, without his knowing, a court date was fixed and he was convicted of the offences without a chance to defend himself and he was fined £360 and given the eight points.

Mr Robinson, who used to live in Colwyn Close and now lives in Roundhay in Leeds, ended up deciding it was simpler just to pay the fine.

But he only found out about the penalty points when it ruled him out of a job application as an area sales manager for EDF - and he successfully challenged the MOT and insurance convictions at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Monday.

He told the court: "The police were even getting the registration of the vehicle wrong. Everything that was done was farcical, to be honest."

In the end he had to get the incident form from the archive at the register office near Palmyra Square.

The convictions were dismissed and the chairman of the magistrates Keith Gleave apologised on behalf of the courts.

Mr Robinson was left with three penalty points for speeding and is looking into getting back the money he was fined.