Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to pay almost £2k speeding fine

Greater Manchester politician Andy Burnham has been fined for speeding aft admitting driving astatine 78mph connected a motorway with a reduced bounds of 40mph.

Mr Burnham has been ordered by a tribunal to wage astir £2,000 successful fines, charges and costs and fixed six punishment points connected his driving licence.

In a statement, Mr Burnham admitted helium was "going excessively fast".

He said: "On the nighttime successful question, I was travelling location connected the M62 westbound successful mean motorway conditions intending to travel disconnected astatine Junction 10 for the M6.

"When I got adjacent to the junction, it became wide it had precocious been closed and I had to re-route rapidly backmost onto the main motorway."

Mr Burnham said helium was "not alert of immoderate adaptable velocity bounds successful spot connected the astute motorway astatine the time" and lone recovered retired astir it erstwhile the missive notifying him arrived successful the post.

"If I had been aware, I would not person been travelling astatine that speed," helium added.

"That said, I admit that, astatine 78 mph, I was going excessively accelerated and judge the court's decision."

Andy Burnham was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester successful May 2017 earlier being re-elected for a 2nd word successful May 2021.

The politician has responsibilities astir the governance and budgets relating to Greater Manchester Police.

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