A SPEEDER has escaped a roads ban after he was caught breaking the limit by Herefordshire's only permanent speed camera.

David John Prosser was proven guilty of one count of exceeding a 30 miles per hour limit by magistrates in Hereford in July.

The court heard that the 78-year-old had been caught breaking the limit while behind the wheel of a Mercedes in a 30 miles per hour zone on the A465 Belmont Road in Hereford on July 5.

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He had been clocked speeding by an automatic camera device, the court heard.

Prosser, of Hilcot Close, Quedgeley, was fined £106, received three penalty points, and was ordered to pay costs of £90 and a £42 victim surcharge, which is used to help fund services supporting victims of crime.

No totting disqualification was made as, magistrates said, a roads ban would cause exceptional hardship for family members he visits daily and takes shopping and to appointments.