A MOTORIST has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding.

Leigh Martin, 57, was given the six-month ban due to his repeat offending.

He was caught speeding in Dagenham back on May 31 last year, with a speed of 37mph on a road where the limit was 30mph.

The speed limit was said to be clearly signposted at 200-yard intervals.

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Martin, of Lower Dunton Road, Basildon, admitted speeding but was disqualified from driving during a hearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates Court in London.

He was also fined £56 and ordered to pay costs of £90, including a victim surcharge of £34