A bin man was forced to jump out the way as a speeding heroin addict driving a stolen car was chased through Chippenham by police.

Kane Hall took the Ford Focus from his mum’s driveway after she wouldn’t give him cash to buy a bag of heroin on April 9. The car was reported missing,

Prosecutor Martyn Booth told Swindon Crown Court a police constable spotted the stolen hatchback on the A4 between Corsham and the Chequers roundabout and started to follow the car which had four people in it.

Hall took a left, turning onto an unclassified road towards Biddlestone. The constable put on his patrol car’s blue lights.

Mr Booth said: “It was quite clear in his opinion he was signalling for the vehicle to stop. It’s difficult for him to see what else he could have done.”

The Ford did not stop, with Hall pushing the car to 60mph along the narrow rural road. As the police pursuit continued towards the A420 officers tried to deploy a stinger to bring the car to a halt – but were unsuccessful.

The car turned right onto the A420, speeding through roadworks near the Bumpers Farm roundabout on the outskirts of Chippenham.

Hall narrowly missed hitting a bin man, who managed to jump out of the way as he saw the Ford speeding towards him.

On Bristol Road and Hungerdown Lane the car reached 70mph. The roads have limits of 40mph and 30mph respectively. The chase ended when he turned onto Redland and parked the car on his mum’s driveway.

He told the arresting officer he needed to go to prison in order to tackle his addiction to drugs. Interviewed by police he accepted he had taken the car without consent.

His record included convictions for failing to provide specimens of blood and drink driving.

Hall, 31, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at the magistrates’ court to aggravated vehicle take, failure to provide a specimen and driving without insurance.

Sue Cavender, defending, said her client was genuinely remorseful for his actions. He had a long term drug addiction. The dad-of-two had a supportive mother and “wanted to turn over a new leaf”. Since being remanded in custody he had been accessing support with his addiction.

“He’s sick to death of the way in which he has been conducting his life,” the barrister said.

Sentencing Hall to 17 months’ imprisonment suspended for two years, Judge Jason Taylor QC said: “Any chase involving the police is dangerous and in my judgement it is always viewed seriously. If the police want you to stop, you stop.

“But this pursuit had particular aggravating features. It lasted in excess of 10 minutes. You reached speeds of 60mph on narrow roads where there would have been a collision if a vehicle had been coming the other way and it would have been a highly serious collision at that sort of speed.”

He must complete 250 hours of unpaid work, an eight month rehab programme, 19 thinking skills sessions and a four month curfew.

He was banned from driving for three years and will need to pass an extended re-test if he wants to regain his licence.