A BASINGSTOKE man has been handed a fine after driving while using his mobile phone.

Andrew Kevin Collins, of Coates Close, was driving a Ford vehicle on the M5 at Exeter on September 16, last year, while using a hand-held mobile phone device.

At Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (April 26 2022), the 50-year-old was handed a £220 fine.

He must also pay a £34 surcharge and costs of £90, and his driving record was endorsed with six penalty points.

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