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UK speeder case hinges on road's existence

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DORSET, England, June 25 (UPI) -- An accused British speeder bought himself some more time by contending the road he was driving along doesn't officially exist.

Nicholas Hoare contended in a Dorset courtroom that the road is listed by two names, which he argued means the surveillance camera that has busted him four times in the past four years isn't really where government records say it is.

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"The … camera does not exist on the road that it says it does," he said. "It is an administrative error."

Hoare could lose his license, and possibly his job, if his argument doesn't work, The Telegraph said Wednesday.

The newspaper said the magistrates seemed to take a tepid view of the legal maneuverings. However, they adjourned the case until September to gather more information.

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