A taxi driver who appeared at court twice on the same day for separate offences has been jailed for 90-days.

Anthony Olson, 63, of Wrotham Road, Welling, appeared before Medway Magistrates Court last Wednesday after being charged with drink driving.

On December 11, 2012, Olson had been driving his taxi when he was stopped by officers in Somerset Road, Dartford.

His breath test showed him to be almost four times over the legal drink drive limit.

After admitting the offence he was sentenced to a 30-month driving ban and a 90-day suspended prison sentence.

He was released from Medway Magistrates Court at 11.30am.

At 1pm the same day, police officers spotted Olson driving his black cab in Crayford High Street.

He was arrested and taken into custody at North Kent Police station in Northfleet.

He was charged with driving whilst disqualified at 3.30pm and appeared via virtual court at Medway Magistrates at around 4.30pm.

The magistrate imposed a 36-month driving ban and sentenced him to 90-days imprisonment.

Inspector Bob Platt said: "Olson showed a blatant disregard for the law by getting behind the wheel and picking up fares literally hours after being banned from driving.

"This case highlights the speed in which people can be progressed through the court system and in this instance we have not only been able to save time and money, but taken a potentially dangerous driver off the streets.

"The development of the virtual court network is a result of a close working relationship with the Kent Criminal Justice Board and we have managed to create a system that is fit for purpose and effective.

"Virtual courts are the way forward for streamlining the criminal justice process and this case should send a message to those who so casually flout the law that they could be behind bars within hours of doing so."