A motorist who was caught by an automatic camera at 68mph on the M4 has been fined and banned from driving.
Ben McCarthy, 51, of Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, had been travelling in a Range Rover Sport on the M4 junctions 19 to 20 and the M5 junctions 15 to 17 on September 20, 2024.
The court heard that McCarthy had been driving at 68mph despite a 60mph speed restriction being in place at the time and he was caught on an automatic speed camera.
Appearing at Bath Law Courts, the 51-year-old was fined £461 and ordered to pay a surcharge of £184 and prosecution costs of £110, leaving with a total bill of £755.
McCarthy has also been disqualified from driving for six months.
He is not the first motorist to be caught out by a variable speed limit on the M4.
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Andrew Richard Patterson, 57, of Trent, Sherborne, Dorset, was behind the wheel of a VW Golf on the M4 junctions 19 to 20 and the M5 junctions 15 to 17 on Monday, December 9, 2024.
A speed camera caught Paterson driving at 71mph, exceeding the variable speed limit of 60mph.
He was fined £346, banned from driving for six months and ordered to pay a surcharge of £138 and court costs of £90.
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