Town left-back Tyrone Mings was fined and given three points on his licence yesterday having admitted using his mobile phone while driving.

Mings was caught using the phone while driving his Audi on the A1214 in Kesgrave on July 15th.

A statement from the 21-year-old was read out at South East Suffolk Magistrates’ Court: “I was turning my phone on after it had been playing up all morning. I realise I shouldn’t have done it while driving. I have hands-free, which I would usually use. I am in a position to pay a penalty if the court sees fit.”

Mings was fined £200, handed three points on his licence, an £85 statutory surcharge and £20 in costs.

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samemeny added 10:59 - Jan 1 Why is this even a story, all it does is prove he is human
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Arthur added 11:12 - Jan 1 Another 3 points bagged ..... Oh
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essexboy added 11:30 - Jan 1 Pointless comments.😡😡😡😡😡😡
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Fat_Boy_Tim added 11:35 - Jan 1 I must see this happening 10 times every day but no shock that our rural police managed to stop the black teenager in a nice car.
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tractorboy12341234 added 11:56 - Jan 1 traffic officers are norwich supporters
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Michael11 added 12:00 - Jan 1 3 more points than Norwich usually get anyway.
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emergencylime added 12:06 - Jan 1 This squad keeps on picking up points wherever they go. They should do a pub quiz.
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Kikapu added 12:09 - Jan 1 My first thought was that MM had fined him for the foot infection that kept him out of the team. Surely no professional should allow such a thing to happen. Then again he has been 'fined' by loosing his place in the team and that might have been a deliberate decision by MM.
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jimsymBLUE added 12:21 - Jan 1 Nothing to see here...move along.
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Bluetone added 12:31 - Jan 1 No excuses just plainly stated facts by Ty "I was turning my phone on after it had been playing up all morning. I realise I shouldn't have done it while driving. I have hands-free, which I would usually use. I am in a position to pay a penalty if the court sees fit." Made an error owns up move on.
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BLUEBEAT added 12:48 - Jan 1 yeah mobiles play up all morning all the time don't they
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blueherts added 12:50 - Jan 1 He is now back on Twitter - .................
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flashblue added 13:10 - Jan 1 'Playing Up all morning'. Yeah right. Why not just admit the offence without trying to excuse it?
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ThatMuhrenCross added 13:47 - Jan 1 If I was a police officer and pulled Mings over, I'd bow down to him and apologise.
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1Finshefki added 15:30 - Jan 1 he was doin fifty-five in a fifty fo'
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Paulc added 15:31 - Jan 1 @fatboytim WTF has his skin colour and car type got to do with it? I've been done for this and numerous other driving offences too, all of which I freely admit to, oh and by the way, I'm white and drive a mundane car!
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JimInGreensboro added 20:08 - Jan 1 The caller ID read, "A. Wenger". What was he supposed to do?
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cooper4england added 09:48 - Jan 2 JiminGreen- Liked that
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