One driver clocks up £200 in speeding fines in just 25 minutes in Earls Barton

One driver racked up £200 in speeding fines in just 25 minutes after being snapped by enforcement cameras in a Northamptonshire village.

Officers from the county Police Safer Roads Team revealed they clocked just two offences during their stint checking speed in a 30mph limit at Northampton Road, Earls Barton, on Friday.

But a spokesman for the team said: "We saw some excellent levels of compliance with only two offences recorded — unfortunately for one driver they will be receiving notices of intended prosecution for BOTH.

"They went past our van at 37mph — then drove back 25 minutes later at 35mph."

Detective Inspector Tony Kennedy, of the Operations Team at Northamptonshire Police, said: “Speeding kills – it is as simple as that. Yet so many drivers still choose to do it.

“We witness the devastation the impact of a road collision has, not only on those who are involved but also on their families, friends, colleagues and even the wider community.

“It is hard to understand why some drivers continue to put their own life and the lives of others at risk by speeding when the consequences of getting it wrong are so extreme.”

Speeding is one of the 'fatal four' offences — alongside using a mobile phone behind the wheel, drink or drug driving and not wearing a seatbelt — which police are targeting during their three-month safety crackdown in the county.

Anyone who is caught speeding can take a speed awareness course if eligible, or will receive a fixed penalty fine of £100 and three penalty points on their licence.

If they elect to go to court, fines and points will be decided by Magistrates, while those caught exceeding 100mph face a driving ban of up to eight weeks and a fine of 150 per cent of their weekly income.

Operation Journey launched last month cracking down on reckless, unlicensed and uninsured drivers and vehicle safety.

Officers recently clocked a Porsche at 130mph on the A14 near Kettering and a takeaway delivery driver who had no insurance — leaving someone's dinner to go cold.

Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley hailed the campaign's impact, saying: "Operation Journey is a sustained campaign dealing will all things roads — from people and drug trafficking to no insurance and bald tyres.

"The results so far are both frightening and impressive."