Porsche driver Aaron Beckett has failed in a bid to have his six month driving ban overturned after being caught by a speed camera doing 103mph on a dual carriageway.
The 31-year-old was handed down six penalty points by Stroud Magistrates' Court after he was caught speeding on the A417 at Dartley Bottom, Daglingworth on April 21, this year.
Gloucester Crown Court heard the penalty points Beckett received for going too fast in the 70mph zone, on top of the six he already had, meant he was given a six man ban from driving under the 'totting up' rules.
The court heard his offence could have led to a seven to 56 day ban or the penalty points as an alternative and he appealed his sentence asking for the former sentence to be imposed - which would mean less time disqualified.
Defending, Joe Maloney said Beckett accepted he had been driving at the speed caught by the camera.
He said: "It was a bright sunny day, there was hardly any traffic and he did not pay as much attention to his speedometer as he should have.
"He has respected the disqualification for the past two months.
"But he is a self-employed electrical engineer specialising in designing oil equipment, who travels 15,000 miles per year.
"He works principally from Gloucester and he has a contract that he could lose as he needs to attend meetings with clients.
"I have explained to him that this is a one chance saloon and if he keeps doing this he will attract more disqualifications."
But under cross examination, Beckett said he had managed to use public transport and taxis for the approximate four meetings a month he attends from his Gloucester Business Park place of work.
He said he had since sold his 10-year-old Porsche.
Judge William Hart refused his appeal saying magistrates were given training, and it was common practice, to give out the six points, as opposed to seven to 56 day ban, when drivers had previous points.
He ruled that Beckett, from Four Marks, Alton in Hampshire, had also not argued that he was suffering "exceptional hardship" because of the ban.
Dismissing the appeal, he said: "The appellant has given evidence of what amounts to his inconvenience and around the disapproval of his employers.
"He has experienced some hardship, but it falls short of exceptional hardship."
Beckett was ordered to pay £150 towards the cost of the appeal.
