A driver has been fined and given points after a change to the Highway Code over passing too close to cyclists.

Michelle Heard, 36, pleaded guilty to driving without reasonable consideration to other road users at Norwich Magistrates' Court. 

She was charged over causing a danger of a collision after her Vauxhall Corsa was too close when overtaking a cyclist on Station Road in Hoveton in October 2022. 

Changes to the Highway Code last year altered the hierarchy of road users to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses.

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It now states that drivers must leave at least 1.5m when overtaking people cycling at speeds of up to 30mph.

Heard, of Hastings Way, Sutton, near Stalham, was fined £103 and given three points.

In a separate case, a Ford Fiesta driver denies driving without due care and attention by passing a cyclist too close on Dereham Road, Norwich, on September 9 last year.

The case against Archie O'Neon, 18, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, has been adjourned until March 24 next year.