Former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been fined £999 by a court after he was caught speeding twice in the space of three weeks while driving his luxury cars. West Mercia Police brought two prosecutions against Hammond, putting forward the speed camera images of him driving the cars in Herefordshire to prove the offences. TV presenter Richard Hammond speeding in his Porsche (West Mercia Police/PA)Police sent speeding tickets to a Grade II* listed Herefordshire castle bought by Hammond in 2012 and a £1m farm estate near Hereford, but the letters were returned marked as “addressee gone away”. Police also set out in court papers that Hammond had been accused of another driving offence in August last year. He was among 39 defendants who were convicted of driving offences by Ms Minton during the court session on July 22.