Richard Hammond, the former BBC Top Gear presenter, is fined £999 after being convicted of speeding twice within three weeks while driving luxury cars. According to court reports, police identify a speeding incident in which Hammond was driving a Porsche and was caught breaking the speed limit on 2 December last year. Around 20 days later, he is again stopped for speeding while driving a Bentley. Multiple outlets report that the penalty is set by a court, with Hammond receiving a £999 fine. Coverage also says authorities spend time trying to locate him, including attempts to trace his address, with reporting that police send correspondence in an effort to contact the presenter at a home in Wales. The reports describe Hammond as a 56-year-old and associate him with his Top Gear role. Across the articles, the central points are the two speeding convictions, the specific cars involved, the roughly three-week gap between the incidents, and the resulting £999 fine.
Richard Hammond fined £999 after speeding in Porsche and Bentley within three weeks
Richard Hammond, the former BBC Top Gear presenter, is fined £999 after being convicted of speeding twice within three weeks while driving luxury cars. According to court reports, police identify a sp...
- Richard Hammond is fined £999 for two speeding convictions.
- He is first caught speeding while driving a Porsche on 2 December.
- He is caught again about 20 days later while driving a Bentley.
- The incidents occur within roughly three weeks of each other.
- Police report spending time trying to locate and contact Hammond before the matter proceeds to court.
West Mercia Police spent weeks trying to track down the TV presenter, known as 'The Hamster' on the hit BBC show, by sending letters to his multimillion-pound portfolio of homes.
2 hours agoHammond was at the wheel of a Porsche when he broke the speed limit and was caught out again just 20 days later while driving a Bentley
2 hours agoThe court heard how police tried to track the former Top Gear host back to his £2 million mansion in Wales
2 hours agoThe TV presenter was caught speeding in a Porsche, and then again in a Bentley
2 hours agoCo-presenter of former BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeksThe former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been fined £999 by a court after being caught speeding twice in three weeks while driving his luxury cars.The 56-year-old was in a Porsche when he broke the speed limit on 2 December last year, and was caught out again 20 days later while driving a Bentley. Continue reading...
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