St Elizabeth North Eastern Member of Parliament Zuleika Jess and her driver, Derrick Facey, were today each fined thousands of dollars in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Balaclava after pleading guilty to traffic offences.

Jess pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the use of a motor vehicle without insurance and aiding and abetting the use of a motor vehicle without a valid certificate of fitness and was fined a total of $35,000.

Facey pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without insurance, operating a motor vehicle without a certificate of fitness, and using a cellular phone while driving, and was fined a total of $55,000.