Former Worthing councillor guilty of speeding offence

Vinojan Vijayakumar, known as Vino Vinojan, appeared at Worthing Magistrates' Court today (Friday, October 18) charged with speeding.

The court heard how Mr Vinojan was caught by a speed camera travelling at 38mph in a 30mph zone on Lewes Road in Brighton on February 3 in a Peugeot car. He said: "I thought it was a 40mph zone."

He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to three points on his licence and ordered to pay a £115 fine, a victim surcharge of £30 and prosecution costs of £85.

Mr Vinojan is a Conservative Party member and a former Worthing Borough Councillor for Central ward until he stepped down in 2016. He then launched an unsuccessful bid for a West Sussex County Council seat in Tarring in 2017, losing to Bob Smytherman.

He previously appeared in court as a witness after receiving