A WINCHESTER man has been hit with a fine for using a stolen bank card to buy goods on three occasions.

Arron White, of North Hill Close, Fulflood, went on the spending spree on Tuesday, February 21, a  court heard.

White, 43, pleaded guilty at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 9. 

He used the stolen bank card to buy goods worth £24.97 at a location not listed by the court, £19.50 at Premier Stores in Cromwell Road, Stanmore, and £4.95 from Co-op in City Road.

White was fined £80 for each theft and must pay £49.42 in compensation. He must also pay the Crown Prosecution Service costs of £40 and a victim surcharge of £96. 

An application was also made for benefit deductions.