Horsham court round-up: Fines for speeding, uninsured driving and phone use
The following are the latest court results for cases involving people from the Horsham area and surrounding communities, heard at magistrates’ courts from October 12 to 27, 2026.
– Marfa Clark, 54, of High Street, Steyning: Fined £80 after admitting using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a Kia on the A283 Steyning Road, Shoreham, on April 21, 2026. Must pay £130 costs and a £32 surcharge. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. The court found exceptional hardship and did not impose a driving ban because of the effect on her ability to care for her two children.
– Martin Worsfold, 57, of Steyning Crescent, Storrington: Fined £660 after being found guilty in his absence of driving a Kia on the A24 at Worthing on January 25, 2026, after his driving licence had been revoked on account of disability. Must pay £130 costs and a £264 surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. No separate penalties after being found guilty in his absence of using the vehicle without a valid MOT certificate and without insurance on the same date. Driving record endorsed without penalty points for the insurance offence.
– Remi Ira Thomas, 41, of Water Mill Barn, Amies Mill Farm, Kerves Lane, Horsham: Resentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, after admitting breaching a community order by failing to attend two Building Choices sessions on September 2 and 7, 2026, and failing to provide acceptable evidence to support either absence. The original offence involved sending a grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message over a public electronic communications network at Amies Mill Farm Cottages, Kerves Lane, Horsham, on November 17, 2024. The community order was revoked. Must comply with probation instructions to attend appointments or participate in activities during the 12-month supervision period. Must pay £85 costs.
– Thomas Sikora, 23, of Trafalgar Road, Horsham: Fined £276 after admitting driving a vehicle with alcohol above the legal limit in Albion Way, Horsham, on October 4, 2026. The proportion of alcohol in his breath was 48 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath. Disqualified from driving for 12 months, which can be reduced by three months on completion of a course by May 18, 2027. Fined a further £276 after admitting driving without insurance on the same date. Driving record endorsed without penalty points for this offence. Must pay £85 costs and a £221 surcharge.
– Thomas Bell, 47, of Furzefield Road, Horsham: Fined £142 after admitting exceeding a 30mph speed limit. Must pay £120 costs and a £57 surcharge. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points.
– Philip Gordon Acton, 56, of Conies Farm, Maplehurst Road, West Grinstead: Fined £220 after admitting keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence. Must pay £110 back duty and £85 costs.
– Mark Dzwonnik, 67, of Rustic Cottage, Hayes Lane, Slinfold: Fined £660 for failing to provide information identifying the driver of a vehicle when required. Must pay £120 costs and a £264 surcharge. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.
– Francoise Diouri, 39, of Turpitt Court, Livingstone Road, Horsham: Fined £40 after admitting keeping a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements. Must pay £100 costs and a £16 surcharge.
– Tom Botton, 38, of Pollingfold Place, Horsham Road, Ellens Green: Fined £660 for each of three offences of failing to provide information identifying the driver of a vehicle when required. Disqualified from driving for 24 months for one offence. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points for each of the other two offences. Must pay £120 costs and surcharges totalling £792.
– Barry Penfold, 65, of Lyons Close, Slinfold: Fined £333 after admitting keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence. Must pay £106.67 back duty and £85 costs.
– Owen Tindall, 42, of Brighthelmstone, Brighton Road, Shermanbury: Fined £40 after admitting exceeding a 40mph speed limit. Must pay £120 costs and a £16 surcharge. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points.
– Shaun Taylor, 40, of Anvil Close, Southwater: Fined £80 after admitting drug-driving. Must pay £85 costs and a £32 surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 36 months.
– Ryan Hodges, 24, of Macleod Road, Horsham: Fined £120 for careless driving. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined a further £40 for riding without protective headgear. Must pay £130 costs and a £64 surcharge.