Court Listings - 5 drivers caught speeding on A1(M) and A66 in County Durham

Alban Girard (Blackfriars, Yarm)

Alban Girard, 35, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Thursday, November 14, 2024, where he pleaded guilty to speeding. On August 5, 2023, he was recorded driving a Skoda at 35 miles per hour on Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, where the speed limit is 30 miles per hour.

He was fined £192, ordered to pay a £77 victim surcharge and £110 in costs. His driving record was endorsed with 3 points. The total amount of £379 is to be paid by December 12, 2024.

Kimberley Gayle Butler (Pendle Close, Washington, Sunderland)

Kimberley Gayle Butler, 43, was found guilty at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, for speeding. On June 14, 2024, she was caught driving an Audi at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour on the A66 Bowes Moor, Barnard Castle.

She was fined £507, ordered to pay a £202 victim surcharge and £90 in costs. Her driving record was endorsed with 6 points. The total amount of £799 is to be paid by December 11, 2024.

Nathan Patrick Flood (Bradbury Road, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester)

Nathan Patrick Flood, 38, was found guilty at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, for speeding. On May 9, 2024, he was recorded driving a Ford at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour on the A1(M) between J61 Bowburn and J60 Bradbury.

He was fined £40, ordered to pay a £16 victim surcharge and £90 in costs. His driving record was endorsed with 3 points. The total amount of £146 is to be paid by December 11, 2024.

Helen Clare Baxter (Elsdon Close, Peterlee, Durham)

Helen Clare Baxter, 51, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, where she pleaded guilty to speeding. On May 18, 2024, she was caught driving an Audi at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour on Durham Lane, Haswell Plough.

She was fined £148, ordered to pay a £59 victim surcharge and £90 in costs. Her driving record was endorsed with 4 points. The total amount of £297 is to be paid by December 11, 2024.

Stephen Colin Atkinson (Leeming Garth, Gilmore Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate)

Stephen Colin Atkinson, 68, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, where he pleaded guilty to speeding. On July 5, 2024, he was recorded driving a Vauxhall at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour on the A1(M) between J61 Bowburn and J60 Bradbury.

He was fined £495, ordered to pay a £198 victim surcharge and £90 in costs. His driving record was endorsed with 6 points. Payment terms of £50 per month will commence on December 11, 2024, with the total balance of £783.