Wigan motorist spared road ban over phone use because it would cost him his job
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A Wigan motorist caught on the phone while driving will not be banned from the road because he would lose his job.
The six points put on Paul Stokes's licence took him over the 12-point limit due to a previous penalty and under normal circumstances that would have meant being disqualified from driving.
But borough justices heard that for the 60-year-old of Kenyon Road, Wigan, such a measure would result in his sacking and that would then negatively impact on his family.