IN THE DOCK: Latest cases at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court

A MAN has been fined and banned from the roads after being found over the drink‑drive limit.
Tony Tojoule, 57, of Portnall Road, London, was found guilty at trial of driving a vehicle on Victoria Road, Farnborough, on May 2, 2025 while over the legal alcohol limit.

He had 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; the legal limit is 35.
On June 4 magistrates fined Tojoule £692, ordered him to pay £650 in prosecution costs and a £277 surcharge, and disqualified him from driving for 16 months.

The ban can be cut by 16 weeks if he completes an approved drink‑drive course by April 13, 2027.

Basingstoke Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest)

A WOMAN from Hook has been fined and banned after refusing to name a driver accused of speeding.
Charlotte Franklin, 31, of Postchaise Close, Hook, was found guilty in her absence of failing to give information identifying the driver of a vehicle following a speeding allegation in October 2025.
She was sentenced on June 5 and fined £911, ordered to pay £130 in costs and a £364 surcharge, and disqualified from driving for six months.

A MAN from Basingstoke has been fined for breaching a community order.
Anthony Taphouse, 42, of Fullbrook Drive, Basingstoke, admitted breaching a community order made at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on March 13, by failing to attend office appointments and an unpaid work induction.

When he was brought back before the court on June 2, magistrates fined him £220, comprising £110 for each breach, and ordered him to pay £65 in costs. His admissions were taken into account.