Woman fined £25,000 and banned from the road for 33 speeding offences

2022-07-05

Female driver is fined £25,000 and disqualified from driving for 18 months after committing more than 30 speeding offences in just three months

Anne Marie Cash was found driving a Nissan X-Trail bearing Irish number plates
She was found guilty of 33 separate speeding offences across South Wales
She was banned from driving for 18 months and fined almost £26,000

A woman has been fined £25,000 for committing more than 30 speeding offences in just three months.

Ann Marie Cash has been given 18 points, fines totalling £25,646 and disqualified from driving for 18 months after being found guilty of 33 separate speeding offences across south Wales.

Between August and October 2021 a Nissan X Trail owned by Cash bearing Irish plates committed 33 speeding offences in the South Wales Police area including 30 on Newport Road, Rumney Hill and one each on Greenway Road, North Road and Newport Road junction with Rover Way.

An investigation was started by GoSafe and field enquiry officers were alerted to the car being stopped for displaying false plates. It had then been seized as it had no insurance and the driver had no license.

Ann Marie Cash has been given 18 points, fines totalling £25,646 and disqualified from driving for 18 months after being found guilty of 33 separate speeding offences across south Wales

Ms Cash was driving a Nissan X-Trail on Irish number plates which made it tricky for officials to track her down

Despite being invited to attend due to the possibility of disqualification, Cash did not attend and the case was heard in her absence at Cardiff Magistrates Court on Monday, May 23 this year

Cash, of Llanrumney, later contacted the court and pleaded guilty to the offences but did not appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court

All 33 notices of intended prosecution letters were sent to Cash after GoSafe established the correct registration and address for the car. After receiving no response to the letters, all offences were referred to Cardiff Magistrates’ Court. Cash, of Llanrumney, later contacted the court and pleaded guilty to the offences.

Despite being invited to attend due to the possibility of disqualification, Cash did not attend and the case was heard in her absence at Cardiff Magistrates Court on Monday, May 23 this year. All 33 offences were proven with each one carrying a fine of £660 with court costs and victim surcharges.

The offences were not consolidated and the court ordered each offence to be paid, meaning the total costs were a £21,780 fine, £3,610 costs and a £256 victim surcharge. Cash also received 18 points and an 18-month disqualification from driving.

What is the Go Safe partnership?

The Go Safe Partnership is made up from the 22 unitary authorities in Wales, the four Welsh police forces and the Welsh Government.

It is aimed at making the roads of Wales more safe and is the largest partnership of its type in the UK.

According to its website: ‘The partnership is responsible for red light and speed camera enforcement but reducing casualties is not just about enforcing the law. The Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership is encouraging motorists to drive legally and safely through education and by offering permanent engineering solutions to roads.’

It added: ‘Cameras are there to encourage motorists to drive within the speed limit so the most successful cameras are those which record the LEAST number of offences not the most.’

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