Richard Hammond fined £999 for speeding offences
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been fined £999 and received seven penalty points for two speeding offenses in Herefordshire. The court proceedings revealed difficulties in locating Hammond, who had moved residences and failed to respond to initial police correspondence.
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High-profile public figures face legal scrutiny for traffic violations, highlighting the application of standard road safety laws regardless of celebrity status.
Image source, West Mercia Police Image caption, The TV presenter was first captured speeding on 2 December last year
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been fined £999 after being caught speeding twice in three weeks while driving luxury cars.
The 56-year-old was captured driving his Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo at 68mph in a 50mph limit on the A40 in Pencraig, Herefordshire on 2 December.
He was later clocked driving his Bentley Continental GT at 82mph in a 70mph limit on the A50 Rudhall Overbridge, also in Herefordshire, on 22 December.
Hammond pleaded guilty to two speeding charges through his solicitor. Two further charges that he had ignored the police letters and failed to identify himself as the guilty driver were withdrawn by police.
He was also given seven penalty points for his licence at the hearing last week.
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