A driver who was caught speeding has been ordered to pay £11,000 after he challenged his ticket, and the prosecution expert dealing with the case hired an airfield and a sports car to prove him wrong.
David Pickup, 45, was clocked doing 101mph in his Audi R8 on the A55 at Lloc in Flintshire in April 2014.
Flintshire Magistrates’ Court heard a police speed camera caught him and he asked officers: “Can we call it 98?” he then denied breaking the 70mph speed limit.
The defence questioned the accuracy of the in-car police speed camera so the prosecution hired an expert who rented an airfield and an Audi R8 to carry out tests, the results of which were presented to the court.
The court fined Mr Pickup £675, give him six points on his licence and ordered that he pay the full prosecution costs – which included the testing – of £10,384.