Re: Speeding - guilty as charged.
It appears that he was on duty in uniform in a marked vehicle en-route to pick up a colleague from a convenesant home.
He should NOT have been speeding in these circumstances and knowing this he tried avoid the camera by braking and changing lanes. He also tried to claim a legal exemption saying it was a 'risk assessment run'. This excuse was blown out of the water resulting in him changing his plea prior to the trial.
He has obviously retired between the incident and the court attendance. Was this planned or was he pushed?
In the circumstances he was lucky to get away with the light sentence he received.
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