A MAN from Oswestry has been banned from driving after speeding in Essex.

Dani Kolev, of Unicorn Road, was clocked by an automatic camera doing 77 miles per hour in a 50mph zone while on the Dartford Crossing at 5.50am on April 3, this year.

The 27-year-old, who was driving a Mercedes at the time of the offence, was found guilty at Basildon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, October 6.

He was banned from driving for six months and fined £660.

He must also pay £90 court costs and a victim surcharge of £66.