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'Fake' licence charges against Guy Martin dropped | 'Fake' licence charges against Guy Martin dropped |
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Charges against motorcycle racer and TV celebrity Guy Martin have been dropped. | Charges against motorcycle racer and TV celebrity Guy Martin have been dropped. |
Mr Martin, 38, from Lincolnshire, had been accused of possessing a fake Irish licence and using it to alter his UK licence to enable him to drive HGVs. | Mr Martin, 38, from Lincolnshire, had been accused of possessing a fake Irish licence and using it to alter his UK licence to enable him to drive HGVs. |
Psychiatrists had concluded Mr Martin does not always apply common sense and may have been taken in, Lincoln Crown Court heard. | Psychiatrists had concluded Mr Martin does not always apply common sense and may have been taken in, Lincoln Crown Court heard. |
The former Isle of Man TT rider who has autism had been due to stand trial on 6 January. | The former Isle of Man TT rider who has autism had been due to stand trial on 6 January. |
The case was brought because an Irish driving licence was submitted on Mr Martin's behalf to add the HGV entitlement to his UK licence, however it was a fake. | |
Mr Martin, of Barnetby, had denied possession of a driving licence with intent to deceive and making a false statement by claiming he had an Irish licence. | Mr Martin, of Barnetby, had denied possession of a driving licence with intent to deceive and making a false statement by claiming he had an Irish licence. |
Judge Simon Hirst said: "The prosecution accept that it is conceivable that Mr Martin did think this was a genuine licence." | Judge Simon Hirst said: "The prosecution accept that it is conceivable that Mr Martin did think this was a genuine licence." |
Mr Martin, who combines his television work with working as a lorry mechanic, had always said that he believed he passed a test while working in Northern Ireland and received a licence he believed was genuine. | Mr Martin, who combines his television work with working as a lorry mechanic, had always said that he believed he passed a test while working in Northern Ireland and received a licence he believed was genuine. |
The prosecution told Tuesday's hearing psychiatrists had concluded he did not always apply common sense and has a tendency to take what people say at face value. | The prosecution told Tuesday's hearing psychiatrists had concluded he did not always apply common sense and has a tendency to take what people say at face value. |
Prosecutor Michael Cranmer-Brown said his autism also made him "vulnerable enough for others to see him as an easy target". | Prosecutor Michael Cranmer-Brown said his autism also made him "vulnerable enough for others to see him as an easy target". |
He said they accepted Mr Martin "may well have been taken in by somebody". | He said they accepted Mr Martin "may well have been taken in by somebody". |
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