On the night of 11 October Myles Hayden Quémard was stopped by an officer as he attempted to drive out of the Watersplash car park with six passengers in his car.
After the 18-year-old was told that he could only have four passengers, two people left and he drove off.
However, the Magistrate’s Court heard on Tuesday that a short time later the defendant stopped the car, turned the lights out and invited the passengers back on board.
The court also heard that Quémard had been found with one gram of cannabis in a St Ouen car park on 4 December.
Advocate Sarah Dale, defending, said that her client, who pleaded guilty to illegal motor vehicle construction and possessing cannabis, had no previous convictions and was due to start a new job.
Relief Magistrate Nuno Santos-Costa, who was presiding over the case, said that although overloading was a serious crime, Quémard would not be disqualified from driving on this occasion.
‘You are aware of the dangers that exist when you overload your car,’ he said.
‘I promise you this: if you come back before me again for a similar offence, you will lose your licence, without a shadow of a doubt.’
Quémard was fined £450.
