Speedy Stobart

EDWARD Stobart, head of Britain's biggest hauliers, was fined pounds 325 and banned from driving for 21 days at Penrith magistrates' court for speeding through roadworks on the M6. Eddie Stobart Ltd has a safety limit of 56mph for its drivers, but police said Mr Stobart, 39, of Carlisle, was driving at 86mph in a 50mph zone.