Mr Hammond pleaded guilty through his lawyer to both speeding offences and was handed seven penalty points. The court heard that police had struggled to reach Mr Hammond while delivering the tickets, sending letters to multiple addresses. Mr Hammond also faced allegations of failing to identify himself as the driver for the offences. (Image: West Mercia Police/PA Wire)West Mercia Police later withdrew those additional charges, and Mr Hammond was convicted of the speeding offences under the Single Justice Procedure, a fast-track process for dealing with minor criminal cases. In 2006, Mr Hammond survived a high-speed crash while filming Top Gear, after losing control of a jet-powered car at 320mph.