A DRIVER has been fined more than £2,000 for exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the M1.

Katherine Remington, 42, of Swallowfield, pleaded guilty to driving 72mph on the motorway between junctions 28 and 35A in Yorkshire on October 21 last year.

She was caught at about 9.19am on two different speed cameras.

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At Sheffield Magistrates’ Court, she was fined a total of £2,330 and has had six points added to her licence.

The fine for speeding was £1,600 with an additional £640 victim surcharge and £90 court costs. Her guilty plea was taken into consideration when she was sentenced.