Jordan Notley was jailed for six months at Carlisle Crown Court
A white van man who twice tried to dodge paying a speeding ticket by creating hoax images of his vehicle has been jailed for six months.
Driver Jordan Notley, 23, falsely claimed his van was ‘off the road’ when it was caught on camera going over the speed limit on two separate occasions.
He sent authorities doctored images to try and prove the pictures captured by the camera was not his vehicle.
Notley, of Edinburgh, admitted two counts of perverting the course of justice at Carlisle Crown Court.
In December 2016 a Volkswagen van was captured by a speed camera on the A69 in Warwick Bridge, Cumbria.
Notley, the registered keeper of the vehicle, sent correspondence to the Central Ticket Office stating that it could not have been him as the van was off the road at the time of the offence.
He accompanied this with what turned out to be a doctored image of his van.
On the first occasion no further action was taken and Notley was even offered an apology by the enforcement agency.
The first camera image (left) and the doctored images he sent to the authorities to try and prove the van was not his, by altering the front grille (circled)
In April 2017 the same vehicle was clocked speeding on the A66 at Kirkby Thore, Cumbria.
Once again Notley claimed the van was off the road and sent in a photograph with a different front grille.
But he was caught out the second time when suspicions were raised and ‘careful detective work’ exposed his crimes.
Judge James Adkin said: ‘The rules of the road apply to everybody. You are not excluded from that group.’
The camera image of his second offence in April 2017 when the same vehicle was clocked speeding on the A66 at Kirkby Thore, Cumbria, and the other doctored image where it appears he has moved the number plate (circled) to the top of the van (right)
Inspector Steve Minnikin, Mobile Support Group, said: ‘This case and subsequent period of imprisonment is reflective of certain members of society not willing to accept their responsibilities and engaging in what is nothing short of a criminal activity to cover their tracks.
‘What may have been seen as an easy option in the past or something people just do like an exaggerated house insurance claim is simply not true anymore.
‘It is form of fraud and a criminal offence and all for trying to dodge in some cases a relatively minor speeding or other road traffic offence.
‘We have experienced and specialised officers who robustly investigate and bring these offenders to justice.
‘The message is simple – don’t do it. We will find you out and you can answer to the criminal justice system for a far more serious offence, which may ultimately cost you your job or livelihood. Nobody wants to see that happen.’