RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

James Daniel Highfield, 29, of Outer Circle, Taunton, driving without insurance, £590 fine, £59 victim surcharge, £85 costs; driving while disqualified, £590 fine, three months driving ban. (G).

Kelvin Holmes, 40, of no fixed address, theft, community order, £95 compensation, £90 victim surcharge. (G).

Andrew Joseph Mittlebach, 53, of Church Road, Fitzhead, failed to stop following an accident, £161 fine, £32 victim surcharge, £85 costs, five points. (G).

Samuel Holcombe, 19, of Whitmore Road, Taunton, drink driving, £400 fine, £40 victim surcharge, £85 costs, 12 months driving ban. (G).

Emily Harriet Hill, 21, of Cheddon Road, Taunton, failed to provide a specimen of breath, community order, £53 fine, £90 victim surcharge, £85 costs, 18 months driving ban. (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Details supplied by the courts.