Dyfed-Powys Police. (Image: Newsquest)
A MOTORIST caught speeding at more than 20 miles over the limit in a 30 mile an hour zone has been handed points and a fine of over £600.
Jack Matthew Simpson was spotted driving a Ford Focus Titanium on the A40 in Powys on March 21 this year at a speed of 53mph. Simpson, 24, was clocked at 6.05pm on the A40 at Glangrwyney, near Crickhowell, where the speed limit is 30mph.
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The defendant, of Maindiff drive, Llantilio Pertholey, near Abergavenny, admitted speeding but was not at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 19, to hear he was being fined £500.
He was also ordered to pay £90 costs and a £50 surcharge and had 6 points placed on his licence.
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