Former Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon has been fined for driving with defective tyres while in office.
Mr Salmon, who lost to Plaid Cymru’s Dafydd Llewelyn earlier this month, admitted two charges of using a motor vehicle with defective tyres. He had been driving a shared pool car belonging to Dyfed-Powys Police in October last year.
In a statement, he said: "Before driving the car I did not check the condition of the tyres.
“The next day whilst I was driving the car there was a blowout of a tyre. On subsequent examination the car was found to have two tyres that did not have sufficient tread to comply with the requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations.
“I’m judged by the same laws as everyone else. Since the car was maintained by the police and in regular use by a number of staff I assumed it would be in good working order. I was wrong. I should have checked the tyres.
"As a result, I committed two offences of using a motor vehicle with defective tyres and I accept the penalties imposed by the court."
Mr Salmon was fined £586 and was given three points on his licence.