DRIVER Peter O’Flynn was stunned to receive a speeding notice claiming a roadside camera had zapped him — at an astonishing 406MPH.
The sales manager, who was driving a Peugeot 406 at the time, said: “I rarely speed and it’s safe to say I’ll contest this.”
Officials last night admitted it was a clerical bungle, but insisted he would still be prosecuted.
Peter was driving the courtesy car while his own was being repaired. A garage worker phoned to tell him he had been nicked for speeding.
Peter added: “He said, ‘Are you sat down, you’ve been caught at quite a speed — 406mph’. I thought it was a wind-up.”
The Peugeot 406 Sport has a top speed of 129mph. But when he saw the letter it confirmed that he had been exceeding the 60mph limit in Runcorn, Cheshire at 406mph.
Peter said: “I don’t see how anyone can trust this camera.”
But the Cheshire Safety Camera Partnership, which issued the fine, said they would still take action despite the blunder.
A spokesman said they would be applying to magistrates for a summons.
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