Army officer spared ban after being caught speeding at 130mph

An army officer has narrowly escaped a driving ban after police captured him driving at up to 130mph on the A12 in Essex. Captain James Golding, 26, was caught by police on the stretch of dual carriageway in his Aston Martin DB9 supercar.

Magistrates decided to spare him a driving ban, however, after being told that he needed his license for a six-month tour of duty in the Falkland Islands.