Tory minister Robert Jenrick is banned from driving for six months and fined £1,600 after he was caught speeding at 68mph in temporary 40mph zone on the M1 after appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions
- Robert Jenrick was driving after an appearance on Any Questions on August 5
- Responding to his sentence, Mr Jenrick said: ‘I accept the court’s decision’
Tory minister Robert Jenrick has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined £1,639 after he was caught doing 68mph in a temporary 40mph zone on the M1 after appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions.
The speeding happened between junctions 18 and 17 on the southbound motorway last August, the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre said.
The case was dealt with through a Single Justice Procedure at Northampton Magistrates’ Court. This allows a magistrate to rule on criminal cases seen as minor in a closed court, meaning the public and press cannot attend.
It also allows defendants to plead guilty or not guilty in writing, which meant Mr Jenrick, 41, did not have to attend court in person.
Responding to the sentence, Mr Jenrick said: ‘I accept the court’s decision.
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined £1,639 after he was caught doing 68mph in a temporary 40mph zone on the M1
The speeding happened between junctions 18 and 17 on the southbound motorway last August, the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre said
‘I was driving below the national speed limit on an empty motorway, with no road works in sight.
‘I now understand that a variable speed limit had been applied, which I didn’t see.
‘I wouldn’t knowingly exceed the speed limit.’
The MP for Newark, Nottinghamshire, was travelling after an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Wakefield Cathedral when he was caught by a speed camera in his Land Rover at around 11.30pm on August 5, the London Evening Standard reported.
Mr Jenrick was fined £307 and handed three penalty points in March for speeding on the A40 in west London in August 2021, it was reported.
He was fined £1,107 for the M1 offence and ordered to pay a £442 victim surcharge and £90 in costs.
The MP for Newark, Nottinghamshire, was travelling after an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Wakefield Cathedral on August 5
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