M5 speed camera: Nissan driver fined for breaking 40mph limit

SENTENCED: Motorway speed cameras regularly catch speeding drivers <i>(Image: PA MEDIA)</i>
SENTENCED: Motorway speed cameras regularly catch speeding drivers (Image: PA MEDIA)
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A 58-year-old man has been fined hundreds of pounds for breaking the speed limit on the M5 in Worcestershire.

Ian Cornelius was snapped by a speed camera while driving on the M5 southbound between junctions 4A (M42) and 5 (Droitwich).

Cornelius, of Haymakers Road, Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire, was caught driving a Nissan above the posted 40 miles per hour speed limit on April 3, 2024.

His case was heard at Worcester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (February 26).

The 58-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence and received a fine of £461, as well as six penalty points on his licence. 

He has also been ordered to pay £110 in costs and a £184 surcharge.

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