Police speed camera catches Toyota driver twice in 30 minutes on busy Northampton road

Motorist hit with £790 bill from magistrates — although it could have been worse
Kevin Nicholls
By Kevin Nicholls
Published 15th Dec 2023, 12:04 BST
Updated 15th Dec 2023, 12:04 BST
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A driver racked up a £790 court bill after being caught speeding on a busy Northampton road TWICE…in just 30 MINUTES.

Court documents revealed Tarab Ali, aged 63, was spotted by a Northamptonshire Police enforcement team on Bants Lane, Duston, at 9.23am on April 2, 2023. Cameras clocked his Toyota Prius doing 35mph in the 30mph zone. Just half-an-hour later, the same vehicle was recorded at 38mph by the same camera on the same stretch of road.

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Ali, of Harefoot Close, Duston, pleaded guilty to both offences at Northampton Magistrates’ Court in October and was sentenced earlier this month. He was fined £250 for each offence — but only one surcharge to fund victim services and prosecution costs totalling £290 since the offences were committed on the same journey. He was also handed three points on his licence.

Ali was caught twice in the space of half-an-hour by speed cameras on Bants Lane, NorthamptonAli was caught twice in the space of half-an-hour by speed cameras on Bants Lane, Northampton
Ali was caught twice in the space of half-an-hour by speed cameras on Bants Lane, Northampton

Speeding is one of the so-called fatal five offences alongside drink and drug driving, not wearing a seat belt, careless driving and using a mobile phone which are the biggest factors linked to major collisions on roads.

Northamptonshire’s Safer Roads operations manager Matthew O’Connell said: “Even just a few miles per hour over the limit can have extreme consequences, leaving families devastated by the loss of loved ones.”

Bants Lane is one of up to 190 locations county-wide where police watch out for speeding motorists in a bid to combat rising numbers of motorists flouting road law. Crews can also detect drivers who are not wearing seat belts or driving without a licence or insurance.