Richard Hammond fined £999 for speeding offences
Richard Hammond fined £999 for speeding offencesImage source, West Mercia PoliceImage caption, The TV presenter was first captured speeding on 2 December last yearByCaroline GallBBC News, West MidlandsPublished28 July 2026, 12:05 BSTUpdated 51 minutes agoFormer Top Gear…
- ▪Richard Hammond fined £999 for speeding offencesImage source, West Mercia PoliceImage caption, The TV presenter was first captured speeding on 2 December last yearByCaroline GallBBC News, West MidlandsPublished28 July 2026, 12:05 BSTUpdated
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- ▪ Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porche — The Guardian — World
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Richard Hammond fined £999 for speeding offencesImage source, West Mercia PoliceImage caption, The TV presenter was first captured speeding on 2 December last yearByCaroline GallBBC News, West MidlandsPublished28 July 2026, 12:05 BSTUpdated 51 minutes agoFormer Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been fined £999 after being caught speeding twice in three weeks while driving luxury cars.The 56-year-old was captured driving his Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo at 68mph in a 50mph limit on the A40 in Pencraig, Herefordshire on 2 December.He was later clocked driving his Bentley Continental GT at 82mph in a 70mph limit on the A50 Rudhall Overbridge, also in Herefordshire, on 22 December.Hammond pleaded guilty to two speeding charges through his solicitor.
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