Motorist banned for 35mph automatic speed camera offence

Speed camera photo <i>(Image: Getty Images)</i>
Speed camera photo (Image: Getty Images)
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A motorist has been banned after being caught by an automatic speed camera at 35mph.

Keith Robert Allen admitted to driving in a 30mph zone on the A4 Bath Road in Thatcham on July 12, 2025.

The 68-year-old from south Oxfordshire appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court earlier this month on July 13.

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Allen’s guilty plea of the offence was taken into account when magistrates handed him his punishment.

He was fined £123, ordered to pay a £49 victim surcharge and £120 in costs totalling £292. A collection order was made.

Allen, of Manor Road in Whitchurch, was disqualified for four months and seven days due to repeat offending.

Magistrates considered, but did not find, “exceptional hardship” in his case.

Allen will also have three penalty points endorsed on his driving record. The DVLA has been notified of the conviction.

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