Driver faces massive fine after being caught speeding a staggering 57 times in 2 months
A DRIVER has been slapped with fines worth nearly £50k and banned from the road for three years after being caught speeding a staggering 57 times in just two months.
John Kelly was fined just shy of £47,000 after being found to have driven at more than 60mph in 30mph zones.
The 29-year-old, of Cardiff, was caught out 57 times by a total of four speed cameras, resulting in speeding offences each time and one red light offence.
Driving a blue Volkswagen Beetle, he sped through a 30mph zone at 69mph and had an average of 45mph through these reduced speed areas.
After he was caught on camera, his vehicle's details circulated nationally and an investigation was started by GoSafe, the Welsh Road casualty reduction partnership.
On April 14, the partnership's Field Enquiry Officers were alerted to the vehicle being stopped in the Staffordshire area, where it was seized for having no insurance.
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Officers from Staffordshire Police then provided information to GoSafe, which allowed them to identify Kelly as the keeper of the vehicle, with 58 Notice of Intended Prosecution letters then sent to his home in Llanrumney.
However, when they received no response, all 58 offences were referred to court.
The case was heard at Cardiff Magistrates Court on September 30, where, in Kelly's absence, the 58 offences were proven, and he was ordered to pay a total of £46,880.
He was also disqualified from driving for 36 months and received 48 points on his licence.
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In February this year, a mum-of-five appeared in court after being caught speeding five times in 19 days.
Nurse Natasha Hubble, 36, was banned from the roads for six months and fined £618.
The minimum penalty for speeding is a £100 fine and three penalty points on your licence.
You may also be given the option to go on a speed awareness course, that takes about a day and could save you the money and the points.
If you have already got nine points - or in more serious cases involving higher speeds - you will be taken to court.