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Councillor caught speeding by camera he bought for police
A Staffordshire county councillor who used civic funds to buy police a mobile speed camera has been caught speeding by the same camera.
Robert Marshall, who is also a South Staffordshire district councillor, was caught doing 42mph in a 30mph zone in Bilbrook, near Wolverhampton.
He was snapped by the mobile camera two months ago. Prior to that he was caught speeding by a fixed camera while travelling between Wolverhampton and Dudley.
Now he has six points on his licence - three from each offence - and has had to pay two £40 fines, says the Express & Star.
He said: "If more people are caught by these mobile speed cameras then more people, like myself, will get the message about speeding. I have now got to be careful for three years."
After three years he can apply to have the six points removed from his driving licence. If he reaches 12 points during the three years then he could lose his licence and be banned from the roads.
Councillor Marshall added: "The county council allocates all councillors £10,000 to spend on good causes and projects in our patch. I thought that helping to buy this mobile speed camera would be good."
Story filed: 13:59 Monday 23rd June 2003
A Staffordshire county councillor who used civic funds to buy police a mobile speed camera has been caught speeding by the same camera.
Robert Marshall, who is also a South Staffordshire district councillor, was caught doing 42mph in a 30mph zone in Bilbrook, near Wolverhampton.
He was snapped by the mobile camera two months ago. Prior to that he was caught speeding by a fixed camera while travelling between Wolverhampton and Dudley.
Now he has six points on his licence - three from each offence - and has had to pay two £40 fines, says the Express & Star.
He said: "If more people are caught by these mobile speed cameras then more people, like myself, will get the message about speeding. I have now got to be careful for three years."
After three years he can apply to have the six points removed from his driving licence. If he reaches 12 points during the three years then he could lose his licence and be banned from the roads.
Councillor Marshall added: "The county council allocates all councillors £10,000 to spend on good causes and projects in our patch. I thought that helping to buy this mobile speed camera would be good."
Story filed: 13:59 Monday 23rd June 2003
deltaf said:That's one of the strangest quotes I've read in a long time. He's so anti-speeding that he bought a scamera for the police, but he needs prosecuting every now and again so that the anti-speeding message gets across to him?
people, like myself, will get the message about speeding
It just shows WHO is the real problem on our roads today. This isnt the first time some muppet councillor has been done in similar circumstances.
And yet the dillweeds STILL think its a good idea! Thats some crazy stuff he's been smokin......
Still, keeps HIS sort off our roads for a while at least!
And yet the dillweeds STILL think its a good idea! Thats some crazy stuff he's been smokin......
Still, keeps HIS sort off our roads for a while at least!
first of all let me say he he he ho ho ho
MU HA HA
He said: "If more people are caught by these mobile speed cameras then more people, like myself, will get the message about speeding. I have now got to be careful for three years."
Er more people will get the message about speeding eh then he says he has to be careful for 3 years I DONT THINK HE HAS GOT HIS OWN FCKING MESSAGE!!!!!
Am I the only person here who thinks when he says more careful he means about getting caught rather than driving slower?
ps did I ad MU HA HA I H8 Hypocrittes Prat!
MU HA HA
He said: "If more people are caught by these mobile speed cameras then more people, like myself, will get the message about speeding. I have now got to be careful for three years."
Er more people will get the message about speeding eh then he says he has to be careful for 3 years I DONT THINK HE HAS GOT HIS OWN FCKING MESSAGE!!!!!
Am I the only person here who thinks when he says more careful he means about getting caught rather than driving slower?
ps did I ad MU HA HA I H8 Hypocrittes Prat!
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