Driver fined more than £100 for speeding at 61mph on M27

Michael Jacques, of Primrose Hill, Wallingford in Oxford, was caught exceeding a variable speed limit on the M27 in Hampshire by an automatic camera device on November 27, 2023. The 57-year-old was driving a Volkswagen travelling westbound between junctions eight and seven of the M27, near Hedge End, when he was caught. READ MORE: Inquest opens into death of cyclist, 26, after crash[1]

He was travelling 61mph in the variable 50mph zone.  Jacques appeared in Southampton Magistrates' Court on June 12 of this year. This was a year-and-a-half on from the offence, and he entered a guilty plea.

He was fined ?100 and handed three penalty points on his licence.

He was also ordered to pay costs of ?130 and a surcharge of ?40. 

References

1. ^ Inquest opens into death of cyclist, 26, after crash (www.dailyecho.co.uk)