Man Pays Speeding Ticket Fine - After 52 Yearswww.TrafficTicketSecrets.com A Sussex man who forgot about a speeding fine for 52 years has paid up after finding the ticket in an old coat pocket. John Gedge, 84, was caught doing 55mph in a 35mph zone during a holiday to Philadelphia in the US in July 1954. He promised to pay the fine when he returned to his hotel but forgot - until he found the speeding ticket last week. He sent a note of apology with a £5 note to Philadelphia cops and phoned to say sorry. John, who lives in an East Sussex nursing home, said: "I told them that Englishmen always pay their debts and my conscience is now clear." US police officer Mark Focht said: "I'm going to frame the letter and the five pound note as an example to everyone that honesty is the best policy, even if it is a little late." Back to Speeding Ticket News
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