A man has been fined £276 for overtaking a cyclist without sufficient distance while driving his BMW through Lewisham.

Muthukumaru Thayalan, 49, admitted to driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or without reasonable consideration to other users.

On November 15, 2021, he did not provide sufficient passing space to a cyclist when driving his BMW on Ladywell Road.

The case was closed with a single justice procedure at Willesden Magistrates' Court on June 10.

Thayalan, of 42 Clayhill Crescent, Eltham, received five points on his license.

He was also fined £152, £34 in victim fees, and £90 in court costs which have to be paid by July 8.

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