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Defence agent Liam Loughlin said: 'The reason he pleaded not guilty is that he was simply terrified of going to prison.'
He added Watkiss has to provide for his 10-year-old son who has special educational needs, and would probably lose his job as a youth worker in the London Borough of Hackney if he went to prison.
He added: ‘He’s remorseful and he puts it down to a moment of madness.’
Passing a sentence of 18 months in prison and a two year driving ban Judge Patricia Lees said: 'Mr Falle is an experienced cyclist and he is used to cycling in London, he was plainly not trying to aggravate the driver behind him.’
‘You demanded restitution for the wing mirror, it was a nonsense, it was not damaged, and even if it had been there is no way a wing mirror costs £50.
‘The only explanation you could give was that you were planning on doing the work yourself and would need to buy parts.’
‘It seems to me this offences are so serious that only an immediate custodial sentence is justified.
‘But because of you family matters I have reduced your sentence to shorter than you deserve.’