A driver admitted speeding on the motorway – after he was caught doing 69mph on the M1.
Witney man Martin Bowden, 56, was behind the wheel of a 14-plate Seat Ibiza on the M1 between junctions 41 and 40 near Wakefield on October 11 last year when a camera snapped him driving at 9mph above the 60mph limit.
He was also found to have been driving without a valid licence or insurance.
West Yorkshire Police issued him with a notice of intended prosecution. Bowden, 56, of Lancut Road, Witney, pleaded guilty by postal form to speeding, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
His case was dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court in a process known as the single justice procedure, with the case decided by a single magistrate in a closed room – rather than a bench of three justices in open court.
He was fined £300 and banned from driving for eight months ‘due to repeat offending’, court documents recorded.
He was also ordered to pay £90 in costs to the police and a victim surcharge of £120. The surcharge helps funds services that support victims of crime.
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