Fine for pensioner caught by ANPR camera driving 6mph over limit

A speed camera sign. <i>(Image: Swindon Borough Council)</i>
A speed camera sign. (Image: Swindon Borough Council)
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A pensioner from a town near Swindon was fined £156 after a camera caught him at 36mph in a 30mph zone.

William Roach, 72, of Church Street, Faringdon, admitted the offence at Slough Courthouse on October 22.

The court heard the offence took place on Woodstock Road, Oxford, on May 12 last year.

Roach was driving on a restricted road when an automatic camera recorded his speed at 36mph.

The limit was 30mph.

He was ordered to pay £120 in court costs, bringing the total to £276.

His guilty plea was taken into account when the fine was set.

The court also endorsed his driving record with three penalty points.

The offence was recorded under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.

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