RECENTLY I was snapped by a lurking speed camera doing 35mph in a 30mph zone.

I was given the option of a £100 fine, plus three points, or attending a speed awareness course, plus £84 cost. Because I have held a clean licence for 50 plus years I opted for the latter.

However, having read of the police driver who allegedly drove at 140mph without reason and not prosecuted I feel aggrieved.

And recently in Ferryhill motorists exceeding the limit past a police camera in Wood Lane were sent a warning.

This has left me feeling as if justice is a lottery.

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