Solicitor caught speeding is fined £65

By Court Reporter
Published 24th Oct 2022, 12:11 BST
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A solicitor detected speeding on the Glenshane Road has been fined £65 at Magherafelt Magistrates Court.

Thirty-eight-year-old Sarah Jane Kelly from Tirkane Road, Maghera, was also given three penalty points and ordered to pay a £15 offender's levy.

Prosecuting counsel told Magherafelt Magistrates Court on Wednesday (October 19) that on January 3 this year a vehicle was detected travelling at 74mph in a 60mph zone at Glenshane Road, Maghera.

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She said there was a fixed penalty offered but the defendant did not take this up.

Magherafelt Magistrates Court sits at Bishop Street courthouse in Derry / Londonderry.Magherafelt Magistrates Court sits at Bishop Street courthouse in Derry / Londonderry.
Magherafelt Magistrates Court sits at Bishop Street courthouse in Derry / Londonderry.

A defence lawyer explained that the defendant had been living in England and did not have a Northern Ireland driving licence. He said she was the holder of a GB licence and was not able to avail of the fixed penalty offered.

District Judge Oonagh Mullan remarked that in the circumstances she would keep the fine to £65, the same as the fixed penalty, and impose three penalty points.