AFTER watching Wednesday’s episode of BBC1’s A1 motorway programme, I thought I should warn your many millions of readers.

One young man in a rush to get to work on time was driving through a 40mph zone on the A1 where all the cones were on the verge of the road.

There was no workmen in sight, and he, like most of us ignored the speed limit sign.

Unfortunately for him a motorway patrol car was behind him and stopped him.

The young man explained, he thought it was wrong as no work was being done and therefore ignored the 40mph sign.

He was given a driver awareness course for his crime of doing 55mph.

D. Metcalfe, Newton Aycliffe