Sir Ed, who represented Kingston and Surbiton from 2017 until parliament was dissolved for the current election, was contacted by Bedfordshire Police about the incident, in which he admitted to being the driver, and was given the option to pay a fixed penalty fine and take a speed awareness course.
He wrote a letter of explanation in which he said he paid the fine but in a “genuine oversight” failed to provide his driving licence details to police.
This meant the matter was brought before a magistrates court to consider in March, although this type of case is dealt with via paperwork, not in person.
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Sir Ed wrote: “I apologise. The only mitigation for failing to provide my licence details was just being super busy and failing to read the form fully, having already accepted liability and made arrangements for the payment.
“Again, I apologise for that. I would like to add that I am the primary driver in a family of four, with two people who have serious mobility issues.
“My son has a lifelong undiagnosed disability which means he cannot walk – we use a Motability vehicle for him.
“My wife has MS, and walks very slowly with a stick, though she can drive as necessary. Thank you for any mitigation you feel able to show in my case.”
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