A HEREFORD man was caught speeding at almost 70 miles per hour in a 30 limit, a court has heard.

Mark Albert Stedman entered a guilty plea to magistrates in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The court heard the 60-year-old had been caught breaking the limit behind the wheel of a car in a 30 miles per hour zone at Beggarsbush Hill in Oxfordshire on November 17.

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The recorded speed he was travelling at was 67 miles per hour, more than twice the limit.

Stedman, who is of Brockington Drive, Tupsley, Hereford, was fined £666 and received six penalty points. He must also pay costs of £90 and a £66 victim surcharge.

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