A 25-year-old man who admitted driving while disqualified twice on successive days has been jailed for a month.

Timothy Rogers, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified in separate incidents last Friday and Saturday, when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.

He also admitted driving while using a handheld device during the earlier incident. The court heard that he was seen typing on his phone with his right hand.

Rogers had been disqualified from driving this year for an excess of demerit points but he returned to the court on September 17 with an additional speeding offence.

For the latest infractions, senior magistrate Maxanne Anderson said that driving while disqualified showed “blatant disregard”, noting that the offence had become a common occurrence.

She fined Rogers $500 for use of a phone while driving, as well as $1,000 for the first case of driving while disqualified.

Ms Anderson also extended his period of disqualification for another six months and sentenced him to three months in prison, which she suspended for two years.

For the second disqualified driving offence, however, Ms Anderson said that being pulled over by police the previous day had not been enough to deter Rogers from continuing his disregard for the court order.

She fined Rogers another $1,000, extended his disqualification period until April 12, 2029 and sentenced Rogers to six months behind bars.

Ms Anderson suspended five months of that sentence, leaving one month to be served, and ordered that all of the fines be paid forthwith.

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