A NEW Forest Porsche driver has been fined nearly £1,000 for speeding in Southampton.

Craig Derrick, 39, was caught on June 1 last year doing 48mph on Redbridge Road eastbound where the legal limit is 40.

On July 25 Derrick was clocked doing 51 mph in a 40-zone in his 77-reg Porsche.

Derrick, of Romsey Road, Ower, was in Basingstoke Magistrates' Court to hear the magistrates fine him £375 for each speeding offence as well as a £37 victim surcharge and costs of £195. Six penalty points were added to his licence.