M1 speed camera: Man banned from the roads for driving at 85mph

The M1 between junctions 14 and 15 <i>(Image: Google Maps)</i>
The M1 between junctions 14 and 15 (Image: Google Maps)
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A motorist who was caught by an automatic camera at 85mph on the M1 has been banned from the roads.

Graham Cooper was travelling near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire when he was clocked at 85mph.

The 49-year-old, of Swyncombe Avenue in Hounslow, was on junction 14 to junction 15 southbound at the time of the incident on May 31, 2025.

He was also caught speeding at 89mph between the same junctions travelling northbound on the same day.

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Cooper plead guilty to the speeding offences for exceeding 70mph at Reading Magistrates' Court on April 7.

He was banned from driving for six months and received three penalty points.

Cooper was also ordered to pay £120 in costs and a £333 fine, reduced from £500, as his guilty plea was taken into account.

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