AN 81-YEAR-OLD man has been fined for speeding in his Mercedes.

Dennis Jackson has been ordered to pay a total of £164 by Brighton magistrates after being caught doing more than 30mph on the A259 Belle Hill at the junction with London Road in Bexhill.

The 81-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence.

Jackson, of Reynolds Road, Eastbourne, was fined £40 and given three points on his licence.

He will also have to pay £124 costs.