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Driver Banned Six Months After 68mph M4 Variable-Speed Offence

The case underscores National Highways’ push to enforce variable limits near roadworks to protect crews.

Overview

  • Bath Law Courts disqualified Emmanuel Oyoyo for six months on September 26 due to accumulated licence points.
  • An automatic camera recorded him at 68mph on August 12, 2024, between M4 junctions 19 and 20 where a 60mph variable limit was active.
  • He was also detected by a camera on the M5 between junctions 15 and 17 on the same journey.
  • For the M4 offence he received three penalty points, a £177 fine, £85 in costs, and a £71 surcharge due by October 24, 2025.
  • National Highways has urged compliance with variable speed limits after reporting 13,000 speeding prosecutions at the A417 Missing Link works.