Drivers fined for speeding and phone use at court hearings

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 04:13 · Archive

Multiple drivers have been fined for speeding and mobile phone use at magistrates' courts in southern England.

Several drivers have been convicted of road offences at magistrates' courts in southern England, receiving fines and penalty points.

At Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, Colin Western, 48, was fined £800 after admitting to speeding in a Mercedes at 102mph on the M3 between Fleet Services and junction 4A on 19 February 2025. He was also ordered to pay £130 costs and a £320 surcharge, and given six penalty points. Katie Barlow, 48, of East Grinstead, was fined £564 for using a handheld mobile phone while driving a Volkswagen on the M3 at Hook on 31 October 2025. She was ordered to pay £130 costs and a £226 surcharge, with six penalty points endorsed on her licence.

At Guildford Magistrates' Court, Sean Hegazey, 59, of Southampton, was found guilty in his absence on 2 October of using a handheld mobile phone while driving a Mercedes on the M25 at Thorpe, Surrey, on 12 September 2025. He was fined £660, ordered to pay £650 in prosecution costs and a victim surcharge of £264, with six penalty points on his licence. The total amount he was ordered to pay came to £1,574.

Drivers fined for speeding and phone use at court hearings — Image: Southern Daily Echo

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Southampton Mercedes driver fined for using phone on the M25A Mercedes driver from Southampton has been fined for using a handheld mobile phone while driving on the M25Southern Daily Echo · 9 Oct, 03:30
IN THE DOCK: Mum who used phone behind wheel spared ban, 102mph Mercedes, and moreBasingstoke Magistrates’ Court cases include a 102mph M3 Mercedes driver, drink and drug-driving bans, mobile phone offences and serial shoplifting.Basingstoke Gazette · 8 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Basingstoke Magistrates' Court · Guildford Magistrates' Court · Colin Western · Katie Barlow · Sean Hegazey · M3 · M25 · Southampton

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