An automated enforcement device recorded a motorist travelling at 88 miles per hour along the M40 motorway in Oxfordshire.

Despite being caught by the speed detection system, the driver avoided a driving ban.

Aftab Ahmad, who is 51 years old and lives on Hagley Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to controlling a vehicle at 88mph on the southbound lanes of the M40 between junction 9 and junction 10, close to the B4030 flyover, on September 6, 2025.

He appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on April 7, where magistrates issued him three penalty points and a monetary penalty of £666.

Furthermore, Ahmad was ordered to pay £266 in victim reparation and £120 in court costs by May 19.

The judicial bench decided against issuing a disqualification, pointing to grounds of exceptional hardship.

The magistrates concluded that removing his driving privileges would create significant problems for individuals who depend on his medical services.

Court records indicated that the panel identified exceptional hardship, noting that should the defendant lose driving privileges, those receiving his palliative care services would face significant difficulties. The panel chose to exercise discretion against disqualification given the patient’s circumstances.

Penalty points were added to Ahmad’s driving licence.

The breach violated regulation 3 of the Motorways Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1974, section 17(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.