Former Top Gear host Richard Hammond fined for speeding
West Mercia Police said cameras recorded him at 68mph in a 50mph zone and 82mph in a 70mph zone, leading to seven penalty points.
- Richard Hammond, a former Top Gear host, was fined £999 after being caught speeding twice in three weeks while driving luxury cars.
- He was caught speeding at 68 mph in a 50 mph zone on December 2 while driving a Porsche, and at 82 mph in a 70 mph zone on December 22 while driving a Bentley.
- Police spent weeks tracking Hammond down by sending letters to his multiple properties before he pleaded guilty through his lawyers to the speeding charges.
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Former co-host of the popular motoring show Top Gear, Richard Hammond, has been fined £999 (about 28,220 crowns) by a British court after being caught speeding twice in three weeks.
Ex-Top Gear Host Richard Hammond Caught Speeding Twice in 20 Days While Driving Porsche and Bentley Luxury Cars
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was caught speeding twice in 20 days while driving a Porsche and a Bentley in Herefordshire, and has now been fined and given penalty points by magistrates in Shropshire, according to West Mercia Police and court records. Documents from Telford magistrates' court show Hammond was first stopped by a handheld speed camera shortly before 1pm on 2 December last year, when his Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo was…
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Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond fined after speeding in Porsche and Bentley
Richard Hammond, who lives in Abergavenny, has been fined nearly £1,000 for a pair of speeding offences.
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Police struggled to find Richard Hammond after he was caught breaking the law
Police struggled to track down former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter Richard Hammond after he was caught twice in Herefordshire in the space of just a few weeks.
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has received fines after being caught speeding twice within three weeks. This is reported by British media, including the BBC.
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