POLICE have appealed for help to trace a 57-year-old man after he failed to appear in court to face a driving charge.

Gary Sharman, who is described as 6ft 1ins tall, with short ginger hair, and tattoos on his arms, is believed to be in the Stanway area, police say.

According to court listings, Sharman had been due to appear in Southend Magistrates Court last month to face a charge of driving a car whilst disqualified from holding a driving licence.

Anyone with any information regarding Sharman’s whereabouts is asked to get in touch with Essex Police by dialling 101, and quoting the crime reference number 42/11374/23.