Fined for speeding on 60mph section of the A1 carriageway

Kamal Ahmad, Iveagh Drive, Belfast, was also given three penalty points.

For failing to produce his driving licence he was fined £5 and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.

The court heard that he was detected travelling at 78mph in a 60mph zone on the A1 dual carriageway.

He was offered a fixed penalty and asked to produce his driving licence to police but did not do so.

A solicitor representing the defendant said that her client had been overtaking a lorry and that he was unaware his speed had crept up a bit.

She added that he was changing address and that was the reason the licence was not available at the time the fixed penalty notice was issued.