Speeding couple both pay penalty after forgetting which one of them was driving

A millionaire couple who said they had forgotten which of them was driving a speeding car were both penalised.

Jayne and Ian Oliphant-Thompson called it "immoral" to keep quizzing them after their Land Rover was clocked at 40mph in a 30mph zone.


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The couple, 43, of Exton, Devon, were fined £1,280, including costs, and each given six points by Exeter JPs.

The penalty would have been just £60 and three points if one had accepted blame. Prosecutor Philip Alcock said: "Even couples need to know who was driving."