Every week, Bath Magistrates’ Court imposes heavy fines on speeding motorists caught in the act on Somerset’s roads. Most cases are single court proceedings – meaning the person does not show up in court because the offense is not one for which you can be sent to jail.
Yet the courts disqualify many drivers for their unacceptable behavior on the roads. Driving safely is of paramount importance as often Somerset Live has to report on the horrific fatalities that occur in our area where families are devastated by an incident on the road.
It is also important to see how speeding cases are handled by the courts in the public interest. On March 30, a number of motorists received penalties – some went too fast on the M5, M4 or A303 while others drove through stop signs or missed lane signals. One nearly went 100mph on the M4 and a 17-year-old from Taunton was fined hundreds of pounds for driving without the proper licence.
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Cases seen in Court on March 30:
Nikol Marie Maggs, 30, of Cradock Close, Cadbury Heath in South Gloucestershire, has been fined £40 for driving on Earlestone Crescent in Bristol without the proper licence.
Maggs must pay £34 to the victims’ fund and £90 in court costs. She also earned three points on her license for the May 16, 2021 infraction.
Keady Maguire, of Sandhurst Lane in Gloucester, has been fined £40 for exceeding the speed limit on the upper deck of the M32 Severn Beach railway line. She was caught at 46mph on August 2, 2021.
She must pay £90 to court and £34 to victim services. Maguire also earned three points on his license.
Hamza Ata Mahmoud, 17, of Ryburn Close, Taunton has been fined £220 for driving without a license in the town.
On September 29 last year, the 17-year-old was arrested on Kingston Road in Taunton without the correct licence. He received three points on his license and must pay £90 in court and £34 to victim services.
Jessica Eve Makins, 37, of Durley Lane in Keynsham was fined £40 for an offense on August 2 last year.
She drove above the speed limit on Gordon Avenue in Bristol – going 28mph in zone 20.
She has to pay £34 to victim services, £90 in court costs and received three points on her licence.
Qasim Malik, of Kings Road in Birmingham, was fined £220 for breaking the speed limit at Banwell on June 26 last year.
Malik was caught at 38mph in a 30 zone on the A371 Castle Hill.
He has to pay £34 to victim services, £90 in court as costs and received three points on his licence.
Rawand Mamand, 35, of Kirton Road, Sheffield was fined £660 for failing to provide identifying information to a driver suspected of an offense to police.
The alleged incident happened on October 25 last year on the A303.
He got six points on his licence, has to pay £90 in court and £66 to victim services.
Alvin Martin, 57, of Hawthorn Close in St Columb, Cornwall, was fined £192 for driving on the M5 between J16 and 17 over the speed limit.
He was caught going 58mph in a 40 zone on August 4 last year.
He must pay £90 in court and £34 to victim services. Martin also earned three points on his license.
Dame Mbengue, 60, of Gloucester Road in Bristol was fined £660 for driving without insurance on Avonmouth Road in Bristol on January 22 this year.
She was awarded six points, must pay £90 to court in costs and £66 to victim services.
Michelle Claire McConnaughy, 68, of Judys Orchard in Bridgwater, was fined £105 for exceeding the speed limit on A372 Westonzoyland Road on August 2, 2021.
The 60-year-old was awarded three points and must pay £90 in court, as well as £34 to victim services.
William Thomas Newman, 36, of Elm Lodge Road in Wraxall received five points on his license for breaking the speed limit on the A4018 Passage Rad in Bristol.
Returning on August 3, 2021, he went 60mph on the road which has a limit of 40. Newman is to pay £90 in court and £34 to victim services.
John Edward Peter Nichols, 40, Northover Road, Bristol was fined £204 for failing to stop at a red light on the A4174 Station Road in Filton.
The offense happened on August 23, 2021. Nichols was awarded 3 points, must pay £90 in court and £34 to victim services.
Harley Osmond, 28, of Corbett Close in Yate was fined £66 for going 36mph on Scott Way – a 30 zone. It happened on August 3, 2021.
She has to pay £90 in court, £34 to victim services and was given three points on her licence.
Ross Owen, 46, of Peghouse Rise in Stroud has been fined £220 for failing to follow a lane closure traffic light on the southbound M5 J16-1.
It happened on August 3, 2021 and he was given three points on his license, has to pay £90 court costs and £34 to victim services.
Giovanni Pentangelo, 48, of High Street, Swansea has been fined £80 for breaking the speed limit on the M4.
Back on August 30, it went to 98 mph in zone 70 of the M4 between D20 to D19. He received six points, must pay £90 in court and £34 to the victims’ fund.
Michael Peppard, 44, of Main Road, Middlezoy in Bridgwater has been fined £660 for failing to give information to police about a driver suspected of having committed an offense on September 9, 2021.
He was awarded six points, for paying £90 in court and £66 to victim services.
Danielle Louise Pine, 30, of Newquay Road, Bristol was fined £46 for breaking the speed limit on the A4018 through road in Bristol on August 3 last year.
She was caught speeding 46mph in a 40 zone. Pine was awarded three points, must pay £90 in court and £34 to the victims’ fund.
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This notice was published: 2022-05-01 02:16:00