Driving ban for aristocrat biker

A SCOTS aristocrat who was caught topping the ton on his motorbike has been banned for nine months.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Aug 2010, 15:38 BST

Updated 5th Aug 2010, 20:27 BST

Lord Glamis, 24, heir to the title of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was clocked by police travelling at 102.16mph on the A68 road, close to the Border.

Charged under the name of Sam Patrick Glamis of Glamis Castle near Forfar, he pleaded guilty to the offence at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

His licence had accumulated 23 penalty points and he was also fined 500.

Lord Glamis was not present in court, as he is currently working in a mine in Zimbabwe.

Glamis Castle Zimbabwe