Why Porsche driver must pay whopping court bill
A PORSCHE driver must pay more than £2,000 after driving without due care and attention on a busy roundabout in Gloucestershire.
Alexander Locke, aged 42, drove a Porsche Macan without due care and attention at Elmbridge Court roundabout in Gloucester on June 7, 2023.
Locke, of Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, changed his not guilty plea to guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday, April 7.
He was fined £1,555 and ordered to pay £400 in costs plus a £622 surcharge - a total of £2,577.
Nine points were also added to his licence.
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