A motorist who was caught driving at 124mph on a dual carriageway has been banned from the road. Joshua Honeysett activated a speed camera along the 70mph A30 at Babylon Hill, near Sherborne, Dorset, as he reached the dizzying speed in his Volkswagen Golf.
At first the 23-year-old told police the £24,000 VW Golf, which had a private plate reading M70BHP, no longer belonged to him and that he had sold it. But he later admitted to driving at 54mph above the speed limit was banned from the road for 28 days by magistrates in Weymouth.
Chris Baker, prosecuting, said: "At 6:39 in the evening on August 18, 2021, Joshua Honeysett activated a speed camera which recorded a speed of 124 miles per hour on a 70 mile per hour road. "A notice of prosecution was delivered to his address. He stated he was not driving and had sold the car.
