Newtownabbey delivery driver disqualified from driving for 14 days on speeding charge
A Co Antrim delivery driver detected speeding on the A6 at Castledawson has been handed a 14-day disqualification at Magherafelt Magistrates Court.
Matthew Raymond John Crowe, aged 34, of Mount Pleasant Lane, Newtownabbey, was also fined £100 with a £15 offender's levy for exceeding the speed for a vehicle classification restricted to 40 mph.
Prosecuting counsel said on September 24 at approximately 12.40pm, a mobile camera detected the speed of a lorry travelling at 56 mph, 16 mph in excess of the limit for the vehicle.
District Judge Conor Heaney remarked that the defendant has nine active penalty points on his licence.
A defence lawyer said Crowe has been off work after sustaining an injury at work.
He explained that the defendant had accumulated points over the four years.
Counsel stressed they were not high speeds but as a delivery driver the defendant now accepted that HGV driving is not suitable for him.