A man drove his car into vehicles belonging to his neighbours outside his Chadderton home while trying to park - and denied being responsible until police caught up with him eight days later.

Tameside Magistrates’ Court heard Marian Igala held no driving licence but purchased a Mercedes which he was driving in the early evening.

He collided with a Citroen as he came round the bend onto Denmark Street and later hit a Nissan on the pavement and as he drove forward caused this to collide with a Jaguar.

When neighbours went to confront him he appeared intoxicated and it was more than a week later when shown video footage he admitted to police what he had done.

The 41-year-old appeared in court yesterday where he admitted driving without a licence, without insurance and failing to report a collision to the police within 24 hours of it happening during the incident in November 2019.

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Marian Igala

Prosecuting, Nicola Morgan revealed the extent of his denial.

She said: “He drove down the road in the Mercedes vehicle and parked it on a different street.

“The defendant was challenged by the owner of the Nissan and Jaguar vehicle and they reported the defendant seemed to appear intoxicated.

“The defendant failed to give his details or report the road traffic accident.

“Officers attended eight days later and spoke to him, he initially denied driving the vehicle but after being show a recording of him on the street he admitted it was him.

“He was interviewed, he admitted driving the vehicle and causing the accident.”

Representing Igala, of Denmark Street in Chadderton, James Riley said police had not attended on the night due to lack of resources.

He said: “The incident took place outside the defendant’s home address.

“He was trying to park his vehicle outside his house when he collided with the neighbour’s vehicles.

“Police did not speak to him that night due to lack of resources.

“He was in work in a plastic factory but has lost his job as a result of pandemic issues.

“I understand he bought the vehicle in anticipation of getting someone else to drive him around, the vehicle has subsequently been seized and disposed of by Greater Manchester Police.

“He is not intending to purchase another vehicle.”

Magistrate Michael Dunston ordered Igala to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work, fined him £175 and endorsed any future driving licence he might obtain with six points.