Magistrates fined a cheeky driver who tried to dodge a road closure on the A45 at Northampton.

According to court documents, Carl Shepherd had emerged from Pavilion Drive, Brackmills, to find the entry slip road to Nene Valle Way shut on December 4, 2025 – so he simply got out of his vehicle, moved the offending cones and barriers out of his way, ignored signage saying the road was closed and drove on.

The 27-year old-continued motoring along the deserted carriageway in his Vauxhall Insignia until he was eventually stopped by maintenance workers near Ecton.

Shepherd, of Kercroft, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, admitted driving without due care and attention at a hearing at Wellingborough Magistrates’ Court on August 21. He was fined £80 after having his guilty plea taken into account, ordered to pay a futher £32 surcharge to fund victim services and had his driving licence endorsed with three penalty points.