Yahoo Sports Delivery driver banned after speeding 22 times on one road in just three weeks
A laundry delivery driver who was caught speeding 22 times on the same road in less than three weeks has been banned for 15 months.
Peter McPherson, 58, was caught speeding during his shifts for Galicia Laundry, which provides linen, towels and clothes to hotels, restaurants and spas around London.
All of the offences were committed on the same 30 mph stretch of the A40 Westway flyover between July 15 and August 1 2022.
Mr McPherson told reporters from the Evening Standard in March that he hoped magistrates would not impose any driving ban as this would affect his work.
But at a hearing earlier in May he was handed 67 penalty points on his licence and disqualified from driving for the next 14 months.
He was also ordered to pay £525 in fines, as well as a £210 victim surcharge and £90 of prosecution costs.
The stretch of the A40 where he committed his offences became 30 mph in 2020, at first for a temporary period during repairs, but subsequently as a permanent change.
McPherson, who already had seven points on his licence, said that he was “gutted” to be facing the ban.
“I’ve been driving on that stretch of road for many years”, he said.
“I was so shocked when all these fines were sent to me at work. There was a whole pile of them.”
He said that the ban had jeopardised his job at the laundry, where he had worked since leaving school aged 16.
“If I lose my job I don’t know what I am going to do. I’ve never been inside a court before so I’m very nervous, but I am going to court to ask not have a ban as it will cause me hardship.
“I’m very worried about the whole situation. I’m working for now but obviously my company want to know what’s happening. They were sent the fines because it’s a work van.
“I’ve been at the firm for my whole adult life and driven without problems. Everything changed in such a short period of time.”
He admitted breaking the limit on the Westway between Terrick Street, White City, and Paddington Green, with speeds of 35 to 41 mph.
Four of his offences were committed on the same day on July 15, 2022, within the space of 14 hours.
