A speeding driver tried to get out of a conviction using 'medieval rights and customs'. Not only that, George Edward Thomas also claimed he was owed millions of pounds.
It didn't work - instead he was landed with six points on his driving licence, along with a £660 fine, £90 costs and a £264 victim surcharge after being convicted of failing to give information relating to the identity of the driver when required in relation to a speeding offence. The vehicle in question was caught driving at 58mph in a roadworks area that was limited to 50mph, on December 30 last year.
Thomas, from Banbury Road, Stratford upon Avon, received a Notice of Intended Prosecution requiring him to confirm the identity of the driver. But Warwickshire Police said that, instead of doing this, he decided to send numerous documents quoting medieval laws and customs, and demands for millions of pounds, in an attempt to avoid his legal obligation, reports CoventryLive.
