A LORRY driver who lives in his cab escaped a driving ban for speeding this week, because a disqualification would leave him homeless. Nicholas Woolley admitted driving at 53 mph on the A142 at Chatteris, when his Scania lorry was subject to a 40 mph spee
A LORRY driver who lives in his cab escaped a driving ban for speeding this week, because a disqualification would leave him homeless.
Nicholas Woolley admitted driving at 53 mph on the A142 at Chatteris, when his Scania lorry was subject to a 40 mph speed limit.
With nine points already on his licence, Woolley could have been banned from driving for six months by Ely magistrates.
Woolley, 49, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, was fined �135 with three points endorsed on his licence, and he must pay costs and a surcharge totalling another �50.
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