Gosport BMW driver clocked speeding at 130mph for 'seven miles continuously' on motorway

A GOSPORT driver has been clocked travelling at 130mph for seven miles on a motorway.
By Ben Fishwick
Published 2nd Mar 2020, 06:00 BST
Updated 2nd Mar 2020, 06:00 BST
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Manoa Satala, 42, of Schackleton Road, Rowner, has been banned for a year by Portsmouth magistrates.

He was caught doing 130mph for seven miles in his silver BMW 330d.

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Prosecutors said: ‘The speed recorded by means of calibrated speedometer remained constant at 130mph for a distance of seven miles.’

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Satala was caught on March 1. He was convicted of speeding.

He has now been fined £500 with a £50 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

He was caught southbound on the M6 at Kendal in Cumbria.

Satala was convicted by Cumbria magistrates and sentenced in Portsmouth last month.