Van driver, 31, clocked speeding twice in one day blamed girlfriend

Dylan Robinson, 31, also said his friend had been behind the wheel

14:54, 06 Aug 2025

A van driver who lied to police and blamed his speeding driving on others has been locked up.

Dylan Robinson claimed his girlfriend Jenna Henshaw and friend Ayden Kellam had been behind the wheel when his Ford Transit van was clocked speeding twice on one day.

The 31-year-old convinced the pair to cover for him, with Henshaw even paying for and attending a speed awareness course so she did not get points on her licence.

It wasn't until Kellam was hauled before magistrates that he confessed to the scam and that he had lied for Robinson as a 'favour'.

Robinson was first caught speeding at 4.05am on the M1 Southbound, at Breaston, Derbyshire, on September 16, 2023.

The second time, he was speeding in Main Street, Kirton, Notinghamshire, just before 2.15pm.

His van was traced to a hire company which had loaned it to a Nottingham-based business, with Robinson named as the keeper at the time.

He was sent two notice of intended prosecution (NOIP) documents - one from Derbyshire Constabulary and one from Nottinghamshire Police.

Robinson replied to both NOIPs, claiming he was not driving at the time the incidents occurred.

He nominated Kellam, 28, as the driver for the Derbyshire offence and Henshaw, 26, for the Nottinghamshire one.

Kellam and Henshaw confirmed they were behind the wheel, Derbyshire Constabulary said.

Henshaw was invited to a speed awareness course instead of receiving endorsement points on her licence.

She paid for the course, which was provided by Nottinghamshire Police.

But when Kellam was summonsed to court in February 2024, he changed his plea to not guilty and admitted he had intended to take points on his licence on behalf of another person.

Investigators from the Derbyshire casualty reduction enforcement support team (CREST) then realised that the Nottinghamshire speeding offence was connected.

Speed camera footage from Main Street indicated that both the driver and passenger in the Ford Transit at the time were men.

All three defendants attended voluntary police interviews.

Robinson claimed he had nominated Henshaw as the driver in Nottingham as he did not know who the driver was.

Henshaw denied doing wrongdoing or being dishonest before refusing to answer any further questions.

Kellam admitted he falsely accepted he was at the wheel as 'a favour' to his friend.

Robinson, of Claramount Road, Marlpool, Derbyshire, denied perverting the course of justice and stood trial.

He was convicted by jurors at Derby Crown Court on May 15.

The defendant was jailed for 15 months on July 7, with a previous suspended sentence activated.

Henshaw and Kellam admitted perverting the course of justice.

Henshaw, also of Claramount Road, Marlpool, Derbyshire, was handed a six-month sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Kellam, of Harwill Crescent, Nottingham, received a four-month sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Andy Prince, CREST investigation officer said: "Speeding is one of the 'fatal four' top factors that cause our most serious collisions, as such we are committed to educating the public about the dangers of speeding.

"Where possible we will offer those caught a speed awareness course.

"For those persistent offenders we will not hesitate to issue a fixed penalty fine or summons them to court.

"However, we will not tolerate people lying to us about who was driving in order to avoid this process.

"This case shows that where we suspect this has happened, we will investigate and bring those people to justice.

"We hope this sentence acts a deterrent to others."

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