A borough man has been banned from the roads after failing to provide a blood specimen to police.

Usman Iqbal was suspected of committing a motoring offence in Bolton in March this year.

As a result the 30-year-old was required to provide a specimen of blood to be tested.

However he refused to do so without reasonable excuse.

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Iqbal admitted the offence at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court.

Following this he was banned from the roads for a year.

Iqbal, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, was also fined £120 with the court taking his guilty plea into account when determining the sentence which it would impose.