A WOMAN who admits speeding five times last year has been warned by city magistrates she will be disqualified unless she can argue "exceptional hardship".
Tamzon Benson had previously been found guilty of six offences of speeding in her absence, but appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court to ask for sentencing to be reopened.
After magistrates agreed to reopen the case, the 50-year-old said she was guilty of five charges which are:
- Exceeding 50mph speed limit on the A449 southbound between Crossway and Ombersley on November 27.
- Exceeding 50mph speed limit on the A449 northbound between Ombersley and Crossway on December 16.
- Exceeding 50mph on the A449 northbound between Ombersley and Crossway on December 19.
- Exceeding 50mph speed limit on the A449 southbound between Crossway and Ombersley on December 22.
- Exceeding 50mph on the A449 northbound between Ombersley and Crossway on December 25.
All the offences took place last year, with Benson driving a Vauxhall, magistrates heard.
Benson, who represented herself, denied an offence of speeding on Tybridge Street, Worcester, on January 4 this year - telling magistrates on that occasion it had been someone else driving the Vauxhall.
The court clerk asked if Benson, of Sheepscombe Drive, Worcester, knew she was facing disqualification, the defendant replying "yes".
"Would you want to put across an argument that a disqualification would cause 'exceptional hardship'?" the clerk asked.
"Yes," Benson replied.
Richard Poppleton, chairman of the magistrates bench, told Benson they would adjourn her case until December 7, the next hearing also to be at Worcester Magistrates Court.
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The chairman told Benson she would need to consider her exceptional hardship reasons carefully as magistrates must be satisfied that it would not just merely inconvenience her if she was given a driving ban.
The case was heard at the court on Monday, (October 17).
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