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Britain's unluckiest taxi driver, 41, loses his licence after being caught by the same speed camera FOURTEEN times in just two months
A taxi driver was caught speeding by the same camera 14 times in two months
Steven Holman from Plymouth pleaded guilty to multiple counts of speeding
He says his drivers license was unblemished for ten years before the charges
He has now lost his license and claims the camera was disguised as a traffic light
A taxi driver, who has been dubbed 'Britain's unluckiest taxi driver' has lost his licence after being caught speeding by the same camera - fourteen times in under two months.
Hapless Steven Holman, 41, says his life is now ruined after pleading guilty to the multiple counts of speeding.
He claims he had a virtually unblemished record as a professional driver for ten years.
But he says that all changed when he started being captured by a camera that he claims was disguised as a traffic light camera.
Magistrates heard that Holman, of Plymouth, Devon, was caught exceeding the 30mph limit on each occasion over nine separate days between August 2 and September 21.
He was recorded at speeds ranging between 39mph and 45mph.
Appearing distressed during the hearing, Holman was disqualified from driving for 12 months 'due to the large number of offences'.
'I don't believe I was travelling at speeds in excess of the limit, but I have to accept that.'
The court heard Holman had one previous matter against him - a fixed penalty notice for speeding in May 2015 for which he received three penalty points on his licence.
After deliberation the chair of the magistrates said that would be handed three points for each incident, bringing it to a total of 42 points.
He was also fined £355.
Speaking outside court, Mr Holman said he was a taxi driver at the time of the offences, ferrying passengers to their destinations.
He said: 'That camera was fitted in April and activated in May, but there's been nothing from anybody until August.
'It's disguised as a traffic light camera. It was all grey when it got me, but a few weeks later they painted it yellow. It's entrapment. I was only following the flow of traffic.
'I've spent 10 years as a taxi driver, paying my taxes and working hard, sometimes working 12 hours a day. I've only ever had one ticket in that time.
'I've lost my job now and will lose my badge in August if I don't renew it, which I can't now. to get it back I will have to go through the whole course again.'
A friend who attended Mr Holman's court hearing to support him, said: 'Now you've got someone on the dole who doesn't need to be.
'It's not like he was racing through the city at 70mph or something.'
once is unlucky 14 times
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