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The wife of Lib Dem peer Lord Marks with a ‘flagrant disregard for speed limits’ has been caught over the limit twice in five months. Lady Clementine Medina Marks has narrowly avoided a driving ban after she was repeatedly caught speeding. The 53-year-old now has 11 points on her licence – one point short of an automatic … Read more
Eden Project boss gets driving ban quashed after being caught speeding SIX times in less than four years Sir Tim Smit, 66, received a six-month ban under the totting up rule He successfully appealed on the grounds of ‘exceptional hardship’ Smit is a diabetic who is shielding and said he is also responsible for driving … Read more
Spurs’ £80,000-a-week winger Erik Lamela is fined £40 after he was caught speeding in his Range Rover for a THIRD time in two weeks near the club’s north London training ground Erik Lamela was caught three times within 12 days speeding in his Range Rover The Argentine international was caught on May 8, May 13 … Read more
Love Island star Ellie Brown has been slapped with a six-month driving ban and fined £1,660, after she was clocked speeding at 101mph. The TV personality, 22, was caught breaking the 70mph speed limit as she drove a Mercedes-Benx GLC on Cudworth, Warwickshire section of the M42 on June 5, 2019. And as she addressed … Read more
Britain’s dumbest driver? Speeding, uninsured, unlicenced student making Covid-breaching 150-mile journey ‘for a change of scenery’ has car (with bald tyres) seized after stopping in MIDDLE of the M62 when police pulled him over Driver – who had only a provisional license – travelled from Preston to Sheffield Picked up friend before setting off to … Read more
British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK The UK’s departure from the EU means British-owned cars will not be sent fines Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been fined for speeding in recent years The change could mean a loss of more than £50million for French government By … Read more
Company director blamed his DYING WIFE for speeding fines: Husband, 51, avoids jail after giving police spouse’s name in bid to dodge string of driving offences despite her being in hospital with terminal brain cancer Andrew Laird, 51, of Fryton, near Malton, Yorkshire, received 16 speeding tickets Police said Laird claimed he was not behind the … Read more
Fury as thousands of speeding motorists on M4 motorway are escaping fines and being sent letters from the Welsh Government on how driving slowly can help the environment Welsh Government set up 50mph ‘environmental’ zones on several roads Part of plan to cut nitrogen dioxide levels after nation failed to meet EU targets on air … Read more
The number of speed cameras on motorways has trebled in a decade – and they are now responsible for more than one in ten of all speeding fines issued by police. The ‘stealth cameras’ have proliferated because they are deemed crucial to controversial smart motorways. Figures obtained by the Mail showed that more than 253,000 … Read more
The coronavirus vaccine programme must be speeded up, politicians and business leaders said on Wednesday night. Jeremy Hunt led calls to accelerate the roll-out as the pandemic tightened its grip with a fast-spreading new variant. ‘Time is against us with this new strain so we now need a great national effort to turbocharge the vaccination … Read more