Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has been disqualified from driving for six months for breaking a motorway velocity restrict by virtually 30mph.
The MP for Newark was additionally fined £1,639 after admitting to travelling at 68mph in a short lived 40mph restrict space on the M1 in Nottinghamshire on 5 August final 12 months.
The case was handled via a Single Justice Procedure at Northampton Magistrates Court, which permits a Justice of the Peace to rule on prison circumstances seen as minor in a closed court docket, which means the general public and press can’t attend.
They additionally enable defendants to plead responsible or not responsible in writing which meant that Mr Jenrick didn’t must attend court docket in individual.
Responding to the sentence, Mr Jenrick mentioned: “I settle for the court docket’s determination.
“I was driving below the national speed limit on an empty motorway, with no road works in sight.
“I now perceive {that a} variable velocity restrict had been utilized, which I did not see.
“I wouldn’t knowingly exceed the speed limit.”
The offence came about between junctions 18 and 17 on the southbound motorway, the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre mentioned.
Mr Jenrick was travelling after an look on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Wakefield Cathedral when he was caught by a velocity digicam in his Land Rover at round 11.30pm, the London Evening Standard reported.
The newspaper had beforehand mentioned Mr Jenrick was fined £307 and handed three penalty factors in March for dashing on the A40 in west London in August 2021.
The high-quality for the most recent offence included a £1,107 penalty, a £442 sufferer surcharge charge and £90 in prices.
It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined for not sporting his seatbelt whereas filming a levelling up video at the back of a automobile.
In November safety minister Tom Tugendhat was banned from driving for six months after he was caught utilizing his cellphone behind the wheel.
Source: information.sky.com”