A MAN who was caught speeding at 147mph on the M3 has been banned from driving.

John Hornby, 62, was driving an Audi S4 on the northbound side of the carriageway when a police officer tracked him breaking the limit between junction seven and six.

Aldershot Magistrates' Court was told that he was pulled over by an officer in an unmarked car following the incident on June 13, 2017.

Hornby pleaded guilty to the offence and was banned from driving for nine months, fined £325, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £32 victim surcharge.

PC Foster, from the Joint Roads Policing Unit, said: "We see a lot of things in this job but even I was shocked to see someone driving at such high speeds.

"You can see from the footage just how dangerous it was.

"He was not only risking his own life but the lives of other innocent road users and that is unacceptable.

"It is sheer luck that Hornby’s driving that day did not cause a collision, because if it had the consequences at that speed would have undoubtedly been fatal.

"There is absolutely no excuse for such reckless and totally irresponsible driving and we will take action against those who put lives at risk."