Archbishop of Canterbury fined for speeding in London

BBC reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury has been fined more than £500 and given three penalty points after he was caught speeding in London.

The Most Reverend Justin Welby was recorded driving at 25mph in a 20mph zone in his Volkswagen Golf last year.

The 67-year-old had been going along the Albert Embankment towards his official residence at Lambeth Palace.

He admitted the offence and was sentenced at a magistrates’ court hearing on Wednesday.

The archbishop, who was caught by a speed camera on 2 October, was prosecuted through the single justice procedure – a method to allow courts to deal with cases without the defendant having to go to a hearing.

He pleaded guilty online on Wednesday.