Man caught by speeding by same policeman on other side of the world

A British man has been caught speeding in New Zealand and the UK by the same police officer.

Former London-officer Andy Flitton, who now works in Canterbury, NZ, stopped the driver in September and the speeder immediately knew it was the same man.

Flitton said: "He asked if I had worked in London. I said: 'Yes'. He asked if I used to operate the laser gun on the A5 in North London. I said: 'Yes'.

"And he said: 'I thought it was you, you gave me my last speeding ticket there two years ago.'

"The minute he said it, though, I remembered the whole thing. We both just had a laugh. We must have had some sort of connection.

"He only ever broke the law twice and both times I was the one to give him a ticket."