A DANGEROUS test drive has ended in a ban from the roads for Wiltshire man George Harry Betts.

The 24-year-old, of Bristol Road, Allington, has been disqualified from driving for two years after he carelessly overtook a vehicle and tried to ‘drift’ a BMW 535D on May 1.

Unfortunately for Betts, the driver who dangerously overtook in Sandpit Road, Calne, was an off-duty police officer.

Shortly after that, Betts was captured on video attempting to drift the car on a nearby mini roundabout.

He then tried to persuade the registered owner of the vehicle to lie to the police to cover his own back.

Repeat offender Betts was dealt a driving ban at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on October 3, as well as being ordered to pay a total of £365 in fines and court costs.

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He had previously appeared in court for driving-related offences and his driving record is poor, with previous totting disqualifications. He pleaded guilty to careless driving with no insurance.

PC Hobbs, from Wiltshire’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “Betts is a repeat offender who clearly shows no regard for the law.

“It was only by mere chance that nothing was coming in the opposite direction when Betts was driving in such a poor manner, that a collision did not occur.”