Overview
- Police say a Porsche registered to Richard Hammond was recorded at 68mph in a 50mph limit on the A40 in Pencraig on December 2, 2025 and a Bentley was recorded at 82mph in a 70mph limit on the A50 on December 22, 2025.
- West Mercia Police used speed‑camera and handheld‑camera images and spent weeks sending notices to several properties before locating Hammond at his home near Abergavenny.
- Hammond pleaded guilty to the two speeding charges under the Single Justice Procedure at a Telford magistrates' session on July 22, 2026 and received seven penalty points.
- Magistrate Ann Minton ordered Hammond to pay fines that total £999 plus £240 in costs and £532 in victim surcharges, bringing the full payment to £1,771.
- Two additional allegations that he failed to identify the driver were withdrawn after his solicitor said Hammond had replied by post identifying himself, and reporting has placed the case in the context of his earlier driving incidents.