He made full admissions in his police interview and also said he had carried out attacks at a cash machine at Morrisons in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, at about 02:00 on 11 August, where he failed to get any of the money inside but caused £4,900 worth of damage.
He admitted another at an Asda in Northamptonshire on 8 July which destroyed the £3,500 machine, the court heard.
An investigation of his mobile phone also found he had searched for videos online on how to blow up cash machines, read multiple news reports about secure money-transferring vans being robbed and looked at maps of rural cash machines across the country, Perks said.
Gloves, crowbars, a face covering and safety glasses were found in his BMW car, the court heard.
The court heard Follos had 28 offences on his criminal record dating back to when he was 17, including multiple burglaries, and he was jailed in 2001 for seven years for robbing a bank while threatening staff with an imitation firearm.
