Aw, diddums. Ickle driver lose his job if loses licence. Him only drive at nearly twice speed limit, no big deal huh?
From the Dundee Courier:
'Sheriff agrees to impose £1,000 fine — but no ban — on 110mph A9 speeder
A salesman has escaped a driving ban after offering to pay a fine.
David Hutton, a sales manager with O2, had told Perth Sheriff Court he would lose his job if disqualified.
The 36-year-old had been spotted by police as he tore down the A9 south of Perth in a BMW 525 company car at 110mph.
Solicitor Euan Robertson said: ''Mr Hutton has described this as sheer stupidity and a moment of madness.
''There is a policy at O2 by which he would lose his employment if he were to be disqualified for any period of time, no matter that he is a valued member of staff.
''He had been given a BMW 5 series company car just two weeks prior to this incident, but has already disposed of this and now drives his wife's Vauxhall Corsa so that there is no repeat.''
The agent told Sheriff Robert McCreadie that his client was ''throwing himself on the mercy of the court'' in asking for him to take the ''unusual step'' of allowing him to retain his licence.
''He is in a very good job and is well paid and in a position to pay a significant fine,'' he said.
Hutton of Blackthorn grove, Menstrie, admitted driving at 110mph on the A9 Stirling to Perth road at Netherton on February 24.
Fining Hutton £1,000 and imposing six penalty points, Sheriff McCreadie said he was satisfied that the consequences of a ban would be ''too great''.'
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