The drivers, who come from across the county, have been disqualified from driving for offences including drink driving and dangerous driving.

Six men from Staffordshire have been disqualified from driving after admitting offences ranging from drink and drug driving to dangerous driving.

Staffordshire Police said that the men had each received bans, as well as fines and orders to pay court costs and a surcharge, as part of Operation Lightning, the force’s dedicated operation focusing on road safety.

The men appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on November, with Roy Bucktowar, 48, of Stone, charged with driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance and disqualified from driving for three and a half years.

Additionally, Huruy Kfle, 25, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, was charged with driving motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit and driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and disqualified for two years.

Joseph Machin, 19, of Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit and disqualified for one year and five months, while Aarron Parton, 29, of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, was charged with driving a motor vehicle dangerously, two counts of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of specified controlled drug above the specified limit and disqualified for two years and made subject to a community order.

Jacob Stevenson, 36, of Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, was charged with driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specific controlled drug above the specified limit and disqualified for three years and Roger Zake, 41, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, was charged with driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit and disqualified for three years.

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: “We know that residents are concerned about dangerous and irresponsible drivers across Staffordshire.

“Last week on Thursday, November 5, six men were each disqualified from driving after admitting numerous offences from drink and drug driving to dangerous driving throughout the county.

“Alongside their disqualifications, which ranged from a year-and-five-months to three-and-a-half-years, most of the drivers were also handed fines by the court as well as ordered to pay court costs and a surcharge.

“It comes as we continue to crackdown on careless and irresponsible drivers across Staffordshire as part of our ongoing Operation Lightning.“