FRUSTRATION cost company executive Tracey Neil Ross his driving licence, and may mean the loss of his job.

Harrogate magistrates heard how, after missing his motorway exit, Ross was caught doing 110mph in his car by North Yorkshire police.

Ross, 36, the business manager of a garage on the outskirts of York, who pleaded guilty to speeding, had been on his way home to Redwood Lodge, Grantley, near Ripon, from a Sunday shift.

Geoffrey Rogers, in mitigation, said Ross, who needed to attend motor auctions across the country, and who had an 88-mile round trip to work each day, had been told his job would be in jeopardy if he lost his licence.

Mr Rogers said Ross had been overtaking on the A1(M) at Boroughbridge when the car he was passing speeded up. As a result, he missed his exit and, in frustration at having to drive on to the next turnoff, he "put his foot down".

Ross was fined £400 with £45 costs and banned from driving for 28 days.