A motorist who created an extraordinary web of deceit to avoid a speeding ticket has...

Published: 4:29 am May 10, 2018
Updated: 3:53 pm March 7, 2026

A motorist who created an extraordinary web of deceit to avoid a speeding ticket has been jailed for 12 months.

From claiming a Frenchman with the same name as a famous wax museum in Paris was driving, to doctoring documents, to blaming a second mystery man in the most northern part of the British Isles, Christopher Henry went to extreme lengths to dodge the speeding offence. But despite all his efforts to avoid justice, the dedication and determination of a Hampshire officer has finally seen the 52-year-old behind bars following a two-year investigation.

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