Lib Dem caught by speed camera that he secured funding for

A Lib Dem parliamentary candidate was caught speeding by a camera he admits he "secured the funding for".

Stephen Gilbert's solicitor pleaded guilty on his behalf to speeding in his Kia car at 40mph in a 30mph zone on the A390 at St Blazey, last August.

Mr Gilbert, 38, of Beach Road, Newquay, was fined £430, ordered to pay costs of £85 and given three penalty points.

A charge of failing to give information relating to the driver's identity was withdrawn at Bodmin Magistrates' Court.

Mr Gilbert is defending the St Austell and Newquay seat in Cornwall.
The politician tweeted that the speeding conviction was "ironic" as he had "secured the funding for the camera 15 years ago".

.@tamsinmelville ... and isn't it ironic since I secured the funding for the camera 15 years ago! @BBCCornwall
— Stephen Gilbert (@stephen_gilbert) April 22, 2015

One camera rakes in £160k in one morning on the M6 this week!

1,600 people will be getting Fines in the post for being caught speeding through M6 roadworks on the the morning of Tuesday 10th March.  The fines will generate upwards of £160k for the government.

The camera in question is located  on the M6 at junction 17, the speed limit has been lowered to 50mph on that stretch while roadworks are carried out.

NW Motorway Police tweeted: “The speed cameras on the M6 J17 in the road works are working, the limit is 50mph. In one morning 1600 offences have been recorded. #noticket”

Speeding driver is handed 10 penalty tickets on ONE day and blames roadside cameras

A speeding driver who got 10 penalty notices through the post on one day has blamed a roadside camera for his racing - claiming the flashes were too dull to see.

Abbas Hashed was caught by the same camera doing up to 39mph outside a school over the space of four months.

The 58-year-old notched up a staggering 30 penalty points in that time as he continually raced along a road close to a primary school in Swansea.

Dad-of-two Hashemi told the court he was unaware he was speeding until one day when the postman delivered 10 tickets on one day.

The Iranian national, who does not speak English and had to use an interrupter at Swansea Crown Court, blamed the cameras for not letting him know he was going too fast.

He told the court: “The cameras are very old and for a very long time the way they flash is not very visible. I do not notice it very much.”

Hashemi, of Swansea, was banned from driving for 18months and fined £370. He was also told that he could be jailed if he is caught driving while banned.

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