A 30-year-old Warwick man who was stopped for driving dangerous told Magistrates' Court that he was being chased by people armed with knives.

On Thursday Fredjuan Hughes, of Khyber Heights, pleaded guilty to driving without a licence, failing to stop for Police and driving dangerously on a pubic road.

Crown counsel Anthony Blackman told the court that Police received a report of a stolen black Toyota and spotted the vehicle on Front Street.

Mr. Blackman said Police proceeded to follow the vehicle which reached speeds up to 100 kph and the driver refused to stop.

To the charge of driving dangerously on a public road, Hughes told the court with a big smile that there were no public on the road.

Mr. Blackman said Hughes lost control of the car before coming to a stop when he was arrested by Police.

"I did not steal this car!" Hughes told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.

Mr. Warner said he was not charging Hughes with stealing the car ?"yet" - to which Hughes replied: "Cool."

He added: "Sorry, some other people were chasing me with knives and stuff and were gonna cut me up."

Mr. Warner fined Hughes $800 for driving in a dangerous manner on a public road and disqualified him from driving all vehicles for 12 months.

For failing to stop for Police he fined Hughes $400 and for not having a drivers' licence he fined him a further $100.

Hughes has until April 15 to pay the fines.

Before he could leave the court, Mr. Warner also brought up another matter against Hughes.

Hughes pleaded not guilty to the two charges of assault, one charge of theft and another of wilful damage, stemming from an incident on November 26, 2000.

A visibly upset Hughes told the court he had already been acquitted on these matters, but was told to sit down and be quiet by Mr. Warner.

He was released on $1,000 bail and will return to court on May 20 for trial.

Still upset about the additional charges, Hughes lost his temper when Mr. Warner found an outstanding fine for $600 which Hughes had not yet paid.

"I was not aware of them," he told the court and asked for time to time this fine.

Mr. Warner told him to either pay the fine or go to Westgate.

His request for more time was denied and an upset Hughes, shaking his head and mumbling, was escorted from court by Police.