A MERCEDES driver has escaped a roads ban after he was caught breaking the limit in Herefordshire as it would cause a loss of business.

Nathan Berry appeared before magistrates in Worcester in January after entering a guilty plea to one count of exceeding a 50 miles per hour speed limit at an earlier hearing.

The court heard from the prosecutor that the 47-year-old had been caught breaking the limit behind the wheel of a Mercedes in a 50 miles per hour zone on the A40 at Pencraig in Herefordshire on April 26 last year.

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He had been caught out on manually operated camera equipment, the court was told.

Berry, who is of Pendwyallt Road in Cardiff, was handed an £877 fine and six penalty points. He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £110 and an £88 victim surcharge.

No totting disqualification was made because, magistrates said, a roads ban would cause a loss of business, and would cause difficulties for other family members.

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