Motorist banned after driving with no hands

A Whitby man has today been banned from driving for 12 months for driving with no hands. Richard Newton, 36, of Abbots Road was found guilty at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court of dangerous driving. In addition to the ban, he was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work in the community and was fined £625 with a £60 surcharge. Mr Newton was captured by North Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety camera on the A171 near Scaling Dam reservoir at around on Friday 9 August 2013.