Piers Morgan fined £666 for speeding

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Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan has been fined £666 by Brighton Magistrates for speeding.

The former tabloid editor also had six points added to his licence and was told to pay £58 costs. Morgan did not appear in court and pleaded guilty to driving a rented Jaguar XKR at 51mph in a 30mph zone.

"The offence was detected by a fixed speed camera, and the vehicle he was driving was doing 51mph in a 30mph zone, above our threshold for issuing a fixed penalty notice," said a Sussex police spokesperson.

Morgan was on his way home from judging a charity talent contest at Roedean School when the incident occurred last November.

In a statement to local paper The Angus, the Life Stories host said: "I was judging a charity show called 'Roedean's Got Talent'. Unfortunately my driving skills afterwards wouldn't have got me past the first round, and I thoroughly deserve a red buzzer from the courts."