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| Carlos Tevez admits driving while disqualified | Carlos Tevez admits driving while disqualified |
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| Manchester City's Carlos Tevez has been ordered to carry out 250 hours of community service after driving while disqualified and without insurance. | Manchester City's Carlos Tevez has been ordered to carry out 250 hours of community service after driving while disqualified and without insurance. |
| The 29-year-old of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, was also banned from driving for six months and fined £1,000. | The 29-year-old of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, was also banned from driving for six months and fined £1,000. |
| He was arrested after breaking an earlier driving ban for failing to reply to police letters about speeding. | He was arrested after breaking an earlier driving ban for failing to reply to police letters about speeding. |
| Magistrates heard Tevez does not have a UK licence because he has struggled to pass the theory test in English. | Magistrates heard Tevez does not have a UK licence because he has struggled to pass the theory test in English. |
| Argentinian striker Tevez was stopped by police on 7 March as he left the Mottram Hall Hotel and Golf Club in Cheshire, Macclesfield Magistrates' Court heard. | |
| Kate Marchuk, prosecuting, said: "There had been a call from an anonymous caller, that the defendant had driven a white Range Rover to the golf club whilst disqualified." | Kate Marchuk, prosecuting, said: "There had been a call from an anonymous caller, that the defendant had driven a white Range Rover to the golf club whilst disqualified." |
| In fact Tevez did not get into the Range Rover, but left the club at about 17:00 GMT in a white Porsche Cayenne. | In fact Tevez did not get into the Range Rover, but left the club at about 17:00 GMT in a white Porsche Cayenne. |
| He was stopped nearby and arrested for driving while disqualified and having no insurance. | He was stopped nearby and arrested for driving while disqualified and having no insurance. |
| He told the officer: "I only live down the road. Two minutes." | He told the officer: "I only live down the road. Two minutes." |
| Tevez was taken to the police station and later bailed but at a second interview made no reply to police questions. | Tevez was taken to the police station and later bailed but at a second interview made no reply to police questions. |