Speed cameras catch VW Golf driver at 100mph twice in two days on same stretch of Northamptonshire M1

Magistrates hand out six-month ‘totting up’ ban and £2,000 court bill
Kevin Nicholls
By Kevin Nicholls
Published 2nd Feb 2024, 08:45 BST
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Magistrates banned a driver and handed him a huge court bill after he admitted speeding at more than 100mph TWICE in the space of less than 48 hours on the same stretch of M1 in Northamptonshire.

According to court documents, Sameer Rehman was behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf R, which registered 107mph on motorway speed enforcement cameras heading northbound between junction 16 and 17 at 7.37pm on April 25, 2023 — and 107mph southbound at 9.22pm the following day. Rehman pleaded guilty to both offences in November but was ordered to appear at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court for sentencing on January 29, 2024.

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The 25-year-old, of Repton Road, Kenton, in north-west London, had his driving record endorsed with six penalty points for each offence, taking him to the ‘totting up’ limit, which triggers an automatic six-month disqualification. UK law allows motorists to accumulate up to 12 points over a three-year period before losing their licence.

Magistrates banned Sameer Rehman from driving for six months and handed him a £2,000 court bill for speeding on the M1 in NorthamptonshireMagistrates banned Sameer Rehman from driving for six months and handed him a £2,000 court bill for speeding on the M1 in Northamptonshire
Magistrates banned Sameer Rehman from driving for six months and handed him a £2,000 court bill for speeding on the M1 in Northamptonshire

Rehman was also fined £692 for each excess speed offence and ordered to pay a total of £554 surcharges to fund victim services plus £220 towards prosecution costs — leaving him a hefty £2,158 out of pocket.

Speeding is one of the so-called ‘fatal five’ traffic offences — alongside drink and drug driving, not wearing a seat belt, careless driving and distractions such as using a mobile phone behind the wheel — which are main factors linked to deaths and serious injuries on the roads.