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

January 4

TONY COOK, 57, of Oxford Road, Wokingham, admitted driving under the influence of cocaine, driving without a licence and driving without insurance on Richfield Avenue, Reading, on June 29, 2021. Banned from driving for 36 months. Fined £276 and made to pay £119 in court costs. 

January 6

RICHARD COOK, 45, of Evedon, Bracknell, admitted driving under the influence of cannabis and cocaine on Hanworth Road, Bracknell, on June 19, 2021. Banned from driving for 15 months. Fined £120 and made to pay £119 in court fees. 

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