A Spanish Point resident was caught driving when disqualified, despite only having a few weeks of a one-year road ban left to serve.

Antonio Luis Soares' ban imposed for impaired driving expires on November 23, but he was stopped by Police on November 6 on Pitt's Bay Road.

Soares, 26, of Mariners Lane, admitted driving while disqualified and was yesterday fined $1,000 by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.

Mr. Warner warned him that if he got caught driving again when banned he would be heading to Westgate.