Britain's top traffic cop faces driving ban
{{date|October 31, 2007}}
[[Image:Speed Camera contrasted.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A speed camera in [[England]]. {{Image source|David Bleasdale}}]]
[[United Kingdom]]'s most senior traffic police officer faces charges of speeding at 90 [[w:miles per hour|mph]] in a 60 mph speed limit zone (the equivalent of speeding at 144 [[w:kilometres per hour|km/h]] in a 96 km/h zone). The [[w:Chief Constable|Chief Constable]] of the [[w:South Yorkshire Police|South Yorkshire Police]], [[w:Meredydd Hughes|Meredydd Hughes]] was allegedly caught speeding on the [[w:A5 road|A5 road]] near [[w:Chirk|Chirk]] in north [[Wales]].

Hughes was caught by a [[w:Road safety camera|camera]] that takes photographs of speeding cars. He is known as one of the main advocates for nationwide installation of such cameras.

Hughes is set to appear at [[w:Wrexham|Wrexham]] Magistrates Court on November 21, 2007. He faces a [[w:Pound sterling|£]]1000 fine and a driving ban if convicted.

As the head of road policing within the [[w:Association of Chief Police Officers|Association of Chief Police Officers]], Hughes can be considered the top traffic cop in the UK.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7069289.stm
|title=Police chief faces speeding case 
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|pub=BBC News Online
|date=October 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url= 
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/October/october23-30/oct3007mereddydhughersspeeding/?&R=EPI-96694
|title=Speed camera chief Mereddyd Hughes caught by speed camera 
|author=Chris Newbigging
|pub=Motorcycle News
|date=October 30, 2007}}

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A speed camera in England. 
United Kingdom's most senior traffic police officer faces charges of speeding at 90 mph in a 60 mph speed limit zone (the equivalent of speeding at 144 km/h in a 96 km/h zone). The Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police, Meredydd Hughes was allegedly caught speeding on the A5 road near Chirk in north Wales.

Hughes was caught by a camera that takes photographs of speeding cars. He is known as one of the main advocates for nationwide installation of such cameras.

Hughes is set to appear at Wrexham Magistrates Court on November 21, 2007. He faces a £1000 fine and a driving ban if convicted.

As the head of road policing within the Association of Chief Police Officers, Hughes can be considered the top traffic cop in the UK.
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