A Rawmarsh man went from ‘mechanic’ to criminal in less than 48 hours after he decided to flee in the car he was working on
On 26 July 2025, Richard Pollard, 34, was spotted driving a Land Rover on Herringthorpe Road by an officer from the Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team.
The officer, suspicious of the circumstances, stopped Pollard to carry out routine checks. It quickly became clear that Pollard had no licence, no insurance, and that the vehicle did not belong to him.
Further enquiries with the registered keeper of the vehicle led the officer to understand that Pollard had been carrying out repair work on the vehicle when he decided to flee.
The owner attempted to contact Pollard numerous times with no answer.
Pollard appeared before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on 28 July, where he pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, and taking a vehicle without consent.
He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison and disqualified from driving for five years and three months.
Their car was recovered and returned to them.
