Six-month ban for speed camera boss

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Tom Riall, the chief executive of Serco's Civil Government division, was clocked at 102.92mph on the 70mph limit A14 in Newmarket, Suffolk, just before 1pm on January 4.

Riall, 49, of Ufton Nervet, near Reading, was banned from driving for six months by magistrates in Sudbury, Suffolk, after having six points added to his licence for the offence.

After entering a guilty plea, Riall told the court he would like to "formally apologise" and added: "In my role I am all too aware of the consequences of speeding." Last year, he publicly backed a road safety campaign and spoke out against "reckless and dangerous" driving.

Road safety charity Brake said: "He has obviously shown a disregard for the law that his company is instrumental in upholding.

"I think it's up to the company to look closely at his actions and to consider whether he is appropriate to represent the company in light of this conviction."

A Serco spokesman said: "Tom Riall has apologised and his apology has been accepted."

Riall is the chief executive of the arm of Serco that installed and maintained thousands of speed cameras across the UK.

But magistrates' chairman David Hooley added six points to Riall's licence and said a six-month driving ban would be imposed as a result of the conviction. He also fined Riall £300, ordered him to pay £46 towards prosecution costs and £15 to victims of crime.

Outside court, Riall said: "I accept the decision of the court. I recognise that speeding is not acceptable. I very much regret what happened and I have made a full apology to the court."