Woman fined for driving at 72mph on M4

Kelly Stubbs, 43, of Mill Lane, Swindon, had been travelling in a Vauxhall Mokka Ultimate Turbo on the M5 junction 17 and 16 northbound and the M4 junctions 19 to 20 on August 31, 2024. The court heard that Stubbs had been travelling at 72mph despite a 60mph speed restriction being in place at the time and was caught on speed cameras. The 43-year-old appeared at Bath Law Courts on Tuesday, August 26, nearly a year after the offence, where she pleaded guilty to exceeding a variable speed limit.

She was fined GBP146 and handed three penalty points. Stubbs must also pay a surcharge of GBP58 and prosecution costs of GBP110. She is not the first motorist to be caught out by a variable speed limit[1] on the M4.

Rei Diko, 28, of Pen Y Lan Road, Roath, Cardiff, had been travelling in a BMW 420 eastbound between junction 20 and junction 19 of the M4 and the M5 junctions 15 to 17. He had been driving at 58mph despite a 50mph speed restriction being in place at the time.  The 28-year-old was fined GBP220 and ordered to pay a surcharge of GBP88 and prosecution costs of GBP110, leaving court with a total bill of GBP418.

Diko was also handed three penalty points for the offence.

References

1. ^ variable speed limit (www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk)