A retired engineer says he has spent £30,000 which is about N12,000,000 of savings on
his fight "for justice" over a £100 (N40,000) speeding fine.

Richard Keedwell, 71, said a "seriously flawed" legal system
meant fighting the fine had taken nearly three years and used
up his sons' inheritance money.

He claims he was wrongly clocked doing 35mph in a 30mph
zone on a day trip to Worcester in 2016.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case involved a
"multiplicity of issues" which added to its length.

Mr Keedwell, of Yate in Gloucestershire, claimed he "was
certainly not doing more than 30mph" in New Road in
November 2016.

He said: "I was very surprised when a couple of days later I
got the NIP [Notice of Intended Prosecution].
"I really could not believe that I had been speeding. It made a
simple day out turn very sour actually."

Mr Keedwell claimed he had "no case to answer" and recruited
the help of a video and electronics expert who told the court
the speed camera may have been triggered by a car in an
adjacent lane or have been faulty.
However, he said it took four trips to Worcester Magistrates'
Court before his appeal was heard. After losing the case, he
lost a further crown court appeal in August.
Mr Keedwell said he expected the case would be "fairly quick"
but had spent "the best part of £30,000", including about
£21,000 in barristers' fees and £7,000 in court costs, as well
as travel expenses.

Mr Keedwell said he felt guilty his family would miss out and
said the case had proved "very stressful".

"I'm sick and tired at the whole system which is steamrolling
ordinary people," he said.

"I regret the amount of money. I very simply wanted justice."
A CPS spokesman said some issues raised by the defence led
to the need for additional hearings and for expert evidence to
be obtained.

"As the case involved both a lengthy trial at the magistrates'
court and subsequent hearings at the crown court to progress
an appeal against conviction, the overall length of the case
took some time to conclude," they said.

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Dis is Penis wise palmwine foolish... U spent ur sons inheritance of 30k pounds becos U didn't want to pay 100pounds.. Well it's technically his money even though his son or family will probably neva forgive him.. Dat Barrister is jus wicked sha

100 pound wise and #12,000,000 foolish