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Hayle taxi driver's lies cost innocent man his job and driving licence
An innocent man lost his job and driving licence and was fined £1,500 when a lying Hayle taxi driver who set off speed cameras picked a name and date of birth at random which happened to match his details.
Andrew Gorman, 46, perverted the course of justice on two occasions by making up the name of a random driver, Plymouth Crown Court was told.
The court heard how Gorman, of Commercial Road, Hayle, was captured twice by speed cameras in Redruth, driving a Mercedes Vito van on August 4 and 5 2012.
Nigel Hall, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said on returning a form to Peninsula Road Safety Partnership in Plymouth, Gorman on both occasions gave the name and birth date of Martin Wright as the driver of the vehicle.
He also provided two different addresses from the Greater Manchester area, the first in Dukinfield and the second in Oldham.
The court heard that police traced a Martin Wright with the same birth date. In the man’s absence he was found guilty of both speeding offences and disqualified from driving. He was also fined £1,440.
Mr Hall said, as a result of the offences, Mr Wright was also sacked by his employer, a scaffolding company, at the time.
Edward Bailey, defending Gorman, told the court that Gorman bought his own taxi firm in April of this year and employed eight drivers. He was also a regular driver for Cornwall Council, transporting disabled children around the county.
Judge Philip Wassall said: “This is a consequence you should have expected.
“The consequences went on to seriously affect the life of an innocent member of the public. He was involved in a fight to clear his name for something you chose to do.”
Judge Wassall added that the offences “go to the heart of justice”.
Gorman was sentenced to a total of eight months in prison and a 6-month driving ban. He is also required to pay a victim surcharge of £100.
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