Premium Content Subscriber only A Gladstone magistrate said he had heard a defendantâs excuse âa thousand timesâ when sentencing him on Tuesday. David John Roberts, 31, pleaded guilty to unlicensed driving. The court heard that on December 20 last year, Robertsâ licence was SPER suspended. On December 31, at the Rocky Glen Hotel parking lot, police observed a white Mercedes-Benz parked and Roberts get out of it. He walked towards the venue, then returned to his car and drove away. On January 2 this year, police attended Robertsâ address and questioned him about his reasons for driving while unlicensed.