MAGISTRATES have banned a driver for speeding despite his plea that it would cause 'exceptional hardship'.

Benjamin Brown, 41, of Park Road, Chandler's Ford, was caught in a police speed trap having driven illegally at 44mph in a 30-zone on Hook Road, Chandler's Ford, on August 9 last year, a court was told.

Magistrates in Aldershot on Monday August 22 disagreed that a ban would cause exceptional hardship and banned him for six months and imposed a £660 fine, £90 costs and a £66 victim surcharge.

The ban followed Brown hitting the 12 penalty point mark.

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