A MAN has been fined for stealing a pair of sunglasses and a coat from a vehicle.

Mark Peter Moir was fined £100 by Brighton magistrates for taking the items in Sackville Road, Eastbourne, on November 14.

The 55-year-old pleaded guilty to theft.

Moir, of Midhurst Road, Eastbourne, was fined £100 but did not have to pay a surcharge due to a lack of funds.