The chairman of Beaminster Town Council has been ordered to pay a court bill after being caught speeding along a main route in Dorset, a court heard.
Craig Monks, aged 39 and of The Beeches, Beaminster, was behind the wheel of a blue Skoda driving above the speed limit along the A3066 Beaminster Road in Bradpole on March 7 last year, Weymouth Magistrates Court heard.
In court on Monday, July 4, Monks admitted exceeding a 30mph speed limit, namely 37mph, in contravention of a local traffic order.
Monks has been the chairman of Beaminster Town Council, which is made up of 10 councillors, since June 2020.
When approached by the Dorset Echo and Bridport & Lyme Regis News for a statement, Monks said: 'I have no statement or comment."
His guilty plea was taken into account when imposing sentence.
Monks was fined £80 and ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £34. He must also pay court costs of £85 - totalling £199.
His driving record was also endorsed with three points.
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