A man who was snapped speeding in his van added stripes to the vehicle in a bid to con authorities and evade a fine. William Britton was caught doing 74mph in a 60mph zone, but tried his luck by purchasing stickers for his van and submitting a picture to authorities pretending the vehicle wasn't his.
The deceptive scheme was discovered after an investigation which lasted 300 hours and involved mobile phone movements, automatic number plate recognition cameras, and bank records.
Appearing at Swansea Crown Court, Britton was told the reality was he was now in a much worse position than he would have been had he accepted the speeding ticket, reports WalesOnline. READ MORE: Man loses job after video appearing to show racist rant posted on Twitter Britton was caught speeding on February 19 last year, after his white Ford Transit van was caught on camera doing 72mph on a 60mph stretch of the A40 near Carmarthen, according to prosecutor Brian Simpson.
A notice of intended prosecution was sent to the registered keeper of the vehicle, Britton, asking for details of the person who had been driving.
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