A Bracknell man was on 29/7, sentenced to 16 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury in relation to speeding offences in the Thames Valley and Surrey.
Adam Blake, aged 25, of Froxfield Down, Bracknell, was charged at Banbury police station earlier this month with two offences of perjury.
The offences relate to the alleged false nomination of drivers on Notices of Intended Prosecution following speeding offences in Bracknell in January and Bagshot, Surrey in March of this year.
In both cases Blake nominated his grandfather as the driver at the time of the offence. Investigations by Thames Valley Police’s Fixed Penalty Enquiry Section showed that it was in fact Blake driving.
At Banbury Magistrate’s Court this morning, Blake was handed two sentences of 16 weeks in prison to run concurrently in addition to three penalty points on his driving licence for each offence of speeding, which has led to him receiving a six-month suspension from driving.
PC Pat Knight, of the Fixed Penalty Support Unit Enquiry Section, said: “Mr Blake had nine penalty points on his driving licence at the time of the first speeding offence. He saw the opportunity to continue habitually speeding by coercing an elderly relative into helping him.
“Thames Valley Police is dedicated to reducing road casualties and we will take a robust approach to catch those who habitually speed and put their own and others’ lives at risk by doing so.
“Other drivers who try to evade fines and attempt to flout the law can expect to be prosecuted and lose their licence and their liberty, as has happened in this case.”
Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell
This is a very harsh punishment! poor fella