The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, has been fined over £500 and given three penalty points after being caught speeding in London last year.
The 67-year-old was driving his Volkswagen Golf at 25mph in a 20mph zone along the Albert Embankment towards his official residence at Lambeth Palace when he was caught by a speed camera on 2 October.
He was prosecuted through the single justice procedure and admitted the offence in writing.
He was sentenced at a private magistrates' court hearing and ordered to pay a £300 fine, a £120 victim surcharge and £90 in legal costs, as well as adding the penalty points to his driving licence.
Despite trying to resolve the matter, the Archbishop of Canterbury was unaware that the case might be dealt with in court.
A spokesperson for Lambeth Palace said, “He has tried to resolve this and pay the fine three times. He has all the paperwork to prove that he has tried to pay.”
On the same day he pleaded guilty online, Archbishop Welby appeared at the House of Lords to condemn the government's Illegal Migration Bill.
