He said he thought Mr Brunstrom, whose tough stance on speeding drivers is also widely reported, was "obsessed with his own publicity".

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Prosecutor Oliver Haswell told the court that Suffolk police officer Stott - who admitted a separate speeding offence in 2009 but kept his licence and his job - had failed to stop because he thought it was "former colleagues playing a prank".

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