The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts:

May 7
DONNA SWEENY, 51, of Millmead, Wokingham, admitted to drink driving on St Marys Road, Wokingham, on October 9, 2020. She was caught with 87 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg per 100ml. She was banned from driving for 17 months, fined £202, ordered to pay costs of £300 and  made to pay a victim surcharge of £34. 
VAS ATTILA, 27, of The Oaks, Bracknell, was caught having travelled on a railway without having paid for a fare at Reading on November 27, 2020. He was fined £440, told to pay compensation of £2.40, costs of £180 and a victim surcharge of £44.
SZABOLCS KASZONI, 31, of The Oaks, Bracknell, was caught having travelled on a railway without having paid for a fare at Reading on November 27, 2020. He was fined £440, told to pay compensation of £2.40, costs of £180 and a victim surcharge of £44.
TRISTON MINOTT, 29, of Radcliffe Way, Bracknell, was caught having travelled on a railway without having paid for a fare at Reading on November 26, 2020. He was fined £440, told to pay compensation of £6.20, costs of £180 and a victim surcharge of £44.

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