Man blamed his mother for wife’s speeding offence

A man who pretended his mother — who lives in Belgium — was driving the family car, so that his wife might avoid another set of penalty points, has been charged with giving false information under the Road Traffic Acts.

Bruno Schmidt, of The Peaks, Cappanacush East, Kenmare, pleaded guilty to the charge yesterday at Kenmare District Court.

Representing himself, Schmidt, who runs a limousine business, told the court he panicked when the speeding notice arrived.