A Coventry motorist has been fined for speeding in an 86-year-old Model T Ford without a speedometer.
A speed camera caught Dave Stanisfield, 67, doing 35mph in a 30mph zone on his way home from a vintage car show, reports the Daily Telegraph.
He said: "I didn't think it could do 30mph. When it was new it could do 46mph but it's nearly 90 years old now. I couldn't believe it when I got the letter through the post. I was shocked."
Mr Stanisfield, a semi-retired mechanic from Coventry, went to court in a bid to avoid a £60 fine and three points on his licence.
He said: "I couldn't prove that I wasn't doing that speed because I didn't have a speedometer. But I was pretty sure I wasn't. I'm an advanced driver and have great respect for the law and road safety.
"I'm no boy racer or Lewis Hamilton. I'm a 67-year-old man in an 86-year-old car. I don't go racing about the place."
However after being faced with the risk of further court costs he pleaded guilty to speeding at Worcestershire Magistrates' Court.
He said: "In the end it was the wrong thing going to court because I still got three points and ended up paying £138 in fines and court costs."
A speed camera caught Dave Stanisfield, 67, doing 35mph in a 30mph zone on his way home from a vintage car show, reports the Daily Telegraph.
He said: "I didn't think it could do 30mph. When it was new it could do 46mph but it's nearly 90 years old now. I couldn't believe it when I got the letter through the post. I was shocked."
Mr Stanisfield, a semi-retired mechanic from Coventry, went to court in a bid to avoid a £60 fine and three points on his licence.
He said: "I couldn't prove that I wasn't doing that speed because I didn't have a speedometer. But I was pretty sure I wasn't. I'm an advanced driver and have great respect for the law and road safety.
"I'm no boy racer or Lewis Hamilton. I'm a 67-year-old man in an 86-year-old car. I don't go racing about the place."
However after being faced with the risk of further court costs he pleaded guilty to speeding at Worcestershire Magistrates' Court.
He said: "In the end it was the wrong thing going to court because I still got three points and ended up paying £138 in fines and court costs."
