A driver has been disqualified after he was caught speeding on the M32 motorway.

Paul Harris, of Newton Road, Oxford, was caught on March 17 last year exceeding the 40mph speed limit on the M32 Severn Beach Rail Line in Bristol.

The 58-year-old was recorded as driving 47mph on a speed camera.

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At Bath Law Courts on January 17, Harris pleaded guilty and was disqualified from driving for six months. 

Three penalty points were also added to his driving record.

Harris was also fined £192 and ordered to pay £90 in court costs and a victim surcharge of £77.

The total amount he will need to pay by the middle of February is £359.