Driver Fined Over Speed Gun Jammer

11 August 2011, 12:00 | Updated: 11 August 2011, 12:19

A man has been found guilty of using a laser jammer to block a police speed gun from being able to register his speed.

53 year old Kevin Cotton, of Horses Head, Upton, denied obstructing a police officer during speed checks on April 9 2011 but was found guilty.

The court heard how PC Chris Harris and Sgt Geoff Bowers had been carrying out speed checks on the A47 in Acle when they failed to get a lock on Cotton's Mercedes E350.

The car was subsequently stopped and found to be fitted with a high-tech laser jamming device which alerts drivers to laser speed detectors and temporarily prevents it from taking a reading, allowing the driver time to slow down.

The device can be purchased and fitted to a vehicle for around £355 and while it is not illegal to own or install such a device on a vehicle it is an offence to block police speed guns.

Cotton was fined £800 and ordered to pay total costs of £215 for obstructing police. He also pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined a further £60 and given three points on his licence.

PC Chris Harris said: "Drivers using these devices clearly have the intention of speeding which puts themselves and other road users in danger.

I hope this case acts as a warning to others considering using laser jamming devices and we will continue to take firm action against offenders."