THESE drivers and a motorbike rider have been caught topping 100mph recently.
The motorists were caught speeding on the A48 and A40 in a Bentley, a BMW, a Ford Fiesta, and on a Suzuki.
Their cases were heard at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court.
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Here’s a round-up of their cases.
MATHEW KEMBLE, 42, of Goldsland Walk in Wenvoe, outside Cardiff, was caught speeding in a Bentley in Carmarthenshire.
Kemble was driving a Bentley Continental at 110mph across a three-mile distance on the A48 at Carmarthen at just before 7am on November 30.
He pleaded guilty to speeding, and had six points added to his licence at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on August 14.
Kemble was ordered to pay a fine of £807, £110 in costs and a £323 surcharge.
JONATHAN JONES, 54, of Whitemill in Carmarthen, was caught topping 100mph in a BMW by a manned speed camera.
Jones was clocked doing 113mph on the A40 at Abergwili – a 70mph limit – at just after 5pm on June 18.
He pleaded guilty, and had six points added to his licence at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on October 16.
Jones was fined £625 and must pay £110 in costs and a £250 surcharge.
STEFFAN MORRIS, 35, of Dol Y Dderwen in Ammanford, was caught riding a motorbike at almost double the speed limit on the A40.
Morris was riding a Suzuki GSXR on the A40 between Llywel and Trecastle on May 19. He was clocked at 117mph in the 60mph limit.
The defendant pleaded guilty to speeding, and was handed six points on his licence and banned for six months for accumulating too many points.
Morris was also fined £438 at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on October 16 and was ordered to pay £110 in costs and a £292 surcharge.
LIAM BEARD, 34, of Freemantle Road in the Eastville area of Bristol, was speeding at 100mph over a four-mile distance.
Beard was observed driving a Ford Fiesta at a constant speed of 100mph over four miles on the A48 at Nant Caws at 8.26pm on December 11.
The offence was proved using the single justice procedure on July 8.
Beard was fined £440 at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on August 5 and was ordered to pay £90 in costs. He also had six points added to his licence.
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