The M4 leads to Heathrow Airport. (Google Street View)
An airport valet has lost the license his job depends on after being caught driving more than double the speed limit on a road near Heathrow Airport.
At least he was in his own car.
Navdeep Singh Randhawa, 31, was clocked going 145 mph in a high-performance BMW M6 through a 70 mph zone on the M4 highway, SWNS reported.
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Randwawa was sentenced in absentia when he failed to appear in court after sending a letter pleading for leniency several weeks ago.
The M6 cost $125,000 in the U.K. (BMW)
“I’m regretful of my behavior on the road - I’m currently going through a divorce, my marriage is breaking down and I’m going through a depression,” he wrote. “I’ve lost my business so I’m financially struggling and my behavior towards myself is not good."
“Please accept my sincere apologies for my mistake - I work as an airport parking driver and if I lose my license I will have no work.”
With six previous points on his record, the court suspended Randawa’s license for 1 year and charged him a total of £650 in fines and court costs, saying his high speed was one “not many courts will have seen before.”