A driver who was caught speeding on the motorway three times in two weeks has avoided a driving ban after telling the court about his “specialised” job.

Warren Tanfield, aged 58, appeared at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on June 22, where he pleaded guilty to three counts of speeding on the M4 between Maidenhead and Reading.

The three offences took place on October 8, 2020, October 13, 2020 and October 16, 2020, and in each instance Tanfield exceeded the 50mph temporary speed limit.

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Tanfield, of Beckford Avenue in Bracknell, was caught driving at 57mph, 58mph and 58mph for the three respective offences.

The defendant was fined and ordered to pay costs for the three charges, but he managed to avoid a driving ban after making a plea to the court about his job.

The court heard how Tanfield works in a “highly specialised” role driving around the country transporting hazardous chemicals.

The magistrates heard in mitigation how these substances are dangerous to the public and cannot be taken on public transport, and that if he were banned from driving both his company and customers would suffer.

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A note attached to the court listing states: “The defendant has a highly specialised job. It is a mobile job, only a very few people in his company can do his role.

“He is expected to drive all over the country and he carries chemicals with him which are hazardous to the public and cannot be carried on public transport.

“If he is disqualified, he would lose his job and the impact of this on the customers and his company would be too exceptional.”

Rather than grant him a ban, the magistrates ordered him to pay a £138 fine for each of the three offences.

He was also ordered to pay £311 costs and his driving record was endorsed with three points.

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