A DRIVER has been fined over £200 after being caught speeding on the motorway.

Kate Fox, of Manor Road, Sandford St Martin, was caught on December 4 last year speeding on the M5 motorway.

The 32-year-old was caught driving northbound near junction 16 in South Gloucestershire exceeding the 50 miles per hour speed limit.

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She was caught on an automatic speed camera driving at 57 miles per hour.

At Bath Law Courts on July 2, she pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined £220. She also had three penalty points to added to her driving record.

There were court costs of £90 and a victim surcharge of £88.

The total amount she will need to pay is £398 by September.