A MAN from Scotland has been fined for speeding on a major Bradford district road.

Peter Bennett, 41, of Crawford Drive, East Kilbride, Glasgow, faced one charge of exceeding a 50mph speed limit.

He was clocked at 66mph in a 50mph zone of Sir Fred Hoyle Way, also known as the Bingley Bypass, on July 22, 2022.

Bennett was handed four driving licence points, fined £215 and ordered to pay £90 costs and an £86 victim surcharge. A collection order was made by the court at the sentencing hearing.

He pleaded guilty to the speeding charge and was sentenced at a single justice procedure hearing held at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court on December 15, 2022.

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