More motorists in Warwickshire cite medieval laws in bid to escape fines

There has been an increase in the number of people in Warwickshire trying to avoid speeding penalties by claiming UK laws do not apply to them.

The county’s police force said there had been 20 attempts in 2022-23 to claim they were answerable only to their interpretations of “common law”.

None of the attempts have been successful in the courts, it said.