Driver to pay over ?1k for speeding on motorway

Peter Ward, of Main Street, Bicester[1], was caught on May 12 this year speeding on the M6 motorway southbound, between junctions 17 and 16.

The 57-year-old was caught on an automatic speed camera exceeding the 70mph speed limit. It is unknown how fast the driver was going.

At Warrington Magistrates’ Court on July 11, he pleaded guilty to one count of speeding.

He was fined £767 and had six penalty points added to his driving record.

Ward was also ordered to pay £306 victim surcharge and £90 in court costs.

The total amount he will need to pay is £1,163 by the middle of August.

References

  1. ^ Bicester (www.bicesteradvertiser.net)
  2. ^ Lorry driver who caused death of milkman was ‘swerving to avoid deer’ (www.oxfordmail.co.uk)