A DRIVER has finally been banned from the road after totting up 63 points on his licence.

Sewage sub contractor Camilus Dynes attempted to claim exceptional hardship for the second time this year despite already having five times the number of points required for an automatic ban.

At Colchester Magistrates’ Court, he received his latest three points for using a handheld mobile phone while driving and this time his licence was taken away -for six months.

Dynes was caught using his phone on the A12 on the Colchester-bound carriageway at Kelvedon.

The court heard he was driving a Mitsubishi Shogun on the dual carriageway on April 4 while checking his voice messages.

Dynes admitted one count of using a mobile phone while driving.

Earlier this year, after reaching 60 points at Loughborough Magistrates’ Court, he successfully claimed exceptional hardship.

The 52-year-old drives up and down the country for his work and, on that occasion, magistrates accepted the future of his business would be in jeopardy if he was banned from driving.

This time he claimed he would not be able to see his children, who live elsewhere, if he could not drive or earn the money to pay for train tickets.

However, the court decided on Friday he could not avoid a driving ban again.

Dynes, of Oak Lodge Tye, Chelmsford, had previously received six points on his licence on ten occasions making up 60 points.

On all ten occasions Dynes failed to identify who the driver was when motoring offences were committed in a vehicle he was responsible for.

Having failed to identify if it was him or someone else committing the repeated offences, he was liable for the points.

Chairman of the bench Mr Davies said: “We will be disqualifying you. That disqualification takes place immediately.

“You may not drive any vehicle of any sort.”

They also warned him he could be jailed if he does drive while banned.

Dynes was fined £500 and ordered to pay £140 in costs and charges.