A 22-year-old driver from Braintree, Essex has been banned from driving for six months after...

Published: 12:19 am May 5, 2024
Updated: 11:49 am October 8, 2025
Driver Banned for Six Months After Reckless Attempt to Avoid Speed Camera

A 22-year-old driver from Braintree, Essex has been banned from driving for six months after being caught travelling at almost twice the speed limit and swerving onto the wrong side of the road in a bid to evade a speed camera.

The incident, which occurred on January 15, 2023, saw the driver clocked at 55mph in a 30mph zone. Officers reviewing the case discovered that the motorist had deliberately driven onto the wrong side of the road in an attempt to avoid being captured by the speed camera.

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