Wigan driver waits to find out if he will be spared a road ban after driving at almost 100mph on the motorway

A Wigan motorist is waiting to find out whether he will be banned from the road after breaking the motorway speed limit by almost 30mph.
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Tameside magistrates heard that Simon Roberts, 33, of Alexandra Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, was caught on camera doing 99mph in a BMW 330E on the eastbound carriageway of the M62 between junctions 11 and 12 on August 4 last year.

The hearing was adjourned until March 24 to consider if there are mitigating circumstances (including exceptional hardship) for not ordering his disqualification.