The former Top Gear host was fined £999 by a court after he was caught speeding twice in the space of three weeks while driving his luxury cars. Speaking to Times Radio, Mr Hammond said: "I think I need to [be more of a pootler]. Court papers also reveal how police spent weeks sending letters to Hammond’s multimillion-pound portfolio of homes in a bid to track him down. Documents from his court case show Hammond was caught out by a police officer with a handheld speed camera at just before 1pm on December 2 last year. At around 11.45am on December 22, Hammond’s Bentley Continental GT was speeding at 82mph in a 70mph limit on the A50 Rudhall Overbridge in Herefordshire.