A MAN who stole a car in Driffield and sold it for scrap has been ordered by a court to pay out over £200.
Appearing before magistrates in Bridlington last Wednesday James Webster, 24, of Cherry Avenue, Malton was handed a £100 fine and ordered to pay £120 compensation to his victim.
The court heard that on November 5 last year Webster approached the house of Iris Walton on Northfield Avenue, in Driffield.
Webster asked Ms Walton if he could buy a blue Ford Escort parked on the drive for £120, a sum which Ms Walton agreed to.
The court heard that Webster gave Ms Walton a mobile phone number and said someone would be around soon with the money, before leaving with the car.
When no-one had appeared to pay Ms Walton, she tried the mobile number only to receive no response.
Webster admitted taking the car to a scrap yard and selling it for £100-£120, which he divided with two other men.
Mitigating on behalf of Webster, Nicholas Clay, said: “Mr Webster admits he took advantage of the situation, but insists the telephone number he gave Ms Walton was his.
“The car was not of a very high value and he is very sorry for what he has done.
“It was a bit of a mean thing to do and he regrets doing it.”
Webster, who works in the scrap metal business, was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.