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A Highland councillor kept his driving licence when he appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court and admitted careless driving.
Roderick MacLeod, also known as Derek, represents the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh ward and lives at Lonemore, Gairloch.
Sheriff Margaret Neilson was told that MacLeod was originally charged with dangerous driving – an offence that carries a mandatory one-year driving ban.
But he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving.
The court heard that the 69-year-old retired chartered engineer had been driving on the A832 near Corriemollie, which is west of Garve, when he overtook a car.