A MAN from Gwynedd has received a fine and points on his driving record after pleading guilty to failing to provide police with a sample of his breath.

Karl Jones, 36, of Penisarwaun, was accused of failing, without reasonable excuse, to provide police with a specimen of breath, as part of an investigation into whether he was in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

This was at Caernarfon Police Station on August 8.

He pleaded guilty at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court on August 30.

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Jones was fined £120, and ordered to pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £85, and a £48 victim surcharge.

This amounted to a total of £253, which will be paid as a full lump sum within 28 days.

An application was made by the court for deductions from Jones’ benefits.

Jones was also handed 10 penalty points on his driving record.