A father who broke the law to drive his four-year-old son to school has been fined nearly $3,000.

Banned driver Yikunnu Goater was chased by Police — with the youngster in the car — after they spotted him on North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish last Friday at 9.30 a.m.

He was eventually stopped and found to have committed a string of driving offences.

At Magistrates' Court yesterday, Goater, a 25-year-old single parent, said there was no other way to transport the boy to enrol in his new school near Crystal Caves because no taxis were available.

"I may be off the road, but at least my child will be in school," he told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.

Mr. Warner questioned the defendant's logic.

"You were so concerned about the welfare of getting your child to school that you disobey the courts. Fair enough, that's noble. How can you put your child's safety in jeopardy?" asked Mr. Warner.

Goater, of Sleepy Hollow Drive, Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, for which he was fined $800; failing to stop for Police ($400 fine); no vehicle licence ($750); no third party insurance ($1,000); and, having a tinted windscreen ($25). The total fine was $2,975.