A disabled driver racked up $17,750 in fines after repeatedly getting caught by the Island's new Electronic Vehicle Registration system.

Nelson Pearman told Magistrates' Court he knew his vehicle was not licensed and that he had no third party insurance, but he spent his money instead on visiting his dying grandmother.

He was snared 11 times in August, including four times on Sunday, August 17, and had to pay a $1,000 fine for each time he was caught. Pearman had to pay a further nine fines of $750 for having no licence.

The 26-year-old, of Bandroom Lane, Pembroke, said he suffered from a back condition which meant he was unable to use public transport and had continued to drive his own vehicle.

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner rebuked him: "On this one occasion, if you had hit someone and injured them, what position do you think they would be in?

"You of all people know what's the cost of insurance and medical bills and what have you, yet still choose to disregard it."

Mr. Warner also awarded a total of 27 demerit points against Pearman's licence, which results in a six-month driving ban. He was given until November 8 to pay his fines.

Government announced last month that the EVR system had yielded more than $260,000 in fines since being introduced in July.

One owner who notched up $63,000 in citations also had his vehicle impounded.