and other traffic offences, both claimed they thought their driving bans had expired when they were stopped by Police.

But Clinton H. Webb and Shawn Kenneth Scraders were assured by Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis that they were "very much mistaken''.

Webb, of Crawl Hill in Hamilton Parish, was approached by Police in the Shelly Bay MarketPlace parking lot on December 11.

He gave the name Anthony Antion Webb, which he had difficulty spelling for the officers. He also hesitated when asked for his birth date.

Webb attempted to escape custody after being taken to St. George's Police Station, but was quickly apprehended.

The 28-year-old told the court he thought his two previous disqualifications ran concurrently, and that he was "legal'' on December 11.

Mr. Francis refused to accept the excuse, telling Webb each additional driving ban began when the previous suspension ended. He also said it was up to the banned driver to know the last date of his disqualification.

"If you fail to take notice of it, that's your hard luck,'' Mr. Francis told Webb.

Mr. Francis fined him $150 for issuing a false statement and $350 for driving while disqualified. Webb was also given a new one-year driving ban.

Police pulled Scraders over on November 5 after he spotted the Police car and attempted drive up Stowe Hill in Paget, which is a one-way lane in the opposite direction.

The St. Mary's Road, Warwick, resident also said he was under the impression his previous ban had expired.

"If you were `on the road', you would have smiled and waved at the Policemen and kept going along,'' said Mr. Francis. "You knew you were disqualified.'' The 18-year-old was fined $150 for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, $350 for driving while disqualified, and was given an additional 18 months off the road.