Overview

• Stefan Solomon, 24, from Leeds pleaded guilty at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on July 1 to failing to provide driver details.
• He was fined £709, received 14 penalty points and was disqualified from driving for six months.
• In September 2024 a white 2022 Ford Transit van driven by Solomon overtook two horse riders at high speed on a North Yorkshire country lane without slowing.
• The riders submitted footage and the van’s registration to police via Operation Snap after Solomon ignored requests for his details.
• Police reminded motorists to slow to a maximum of 10 mph and allow at least two metres when passing horse riders under the Highway Code.