By James Wood For Mailonline
Published: 15:59 BST, 4 April 2019 | Updated: 16:03 BST, 4 April 2019
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A supercar salesman was today jailed for two months after fitting a laser jammer to his company car to avoid getting speeding points on his license.
Nicholas Burke, 46, from York, was caught using the device to scramble a signal from a North Yorkshire Police safety camera van last February.
Burke, who has since resigned from his job at a Ferrari dealership in Leeds, was at the time driving on a rural road between the villages of Wheldrake and Elvington on the outskirts of York.
Nicholas Burke, 46, from York, was caught using the device to scramble a signal from a North Yorkshire Police safety camera van last February
Burke was at the time driving on a rural road between the villages of Wheldrake and Elvington on the outskirts of York
Police believe Burke's company-owned BMW was traveling in excess of the 60mph speed limit at the time (Burke is pictured alongside a Ferrari)
He was today jailed for two months by a judge at York Crown Court today after pleading guilty to the offence.
Police believe his company-owned BMW was traveling in excess of the 60mph speed limit at the time.
The 'Laser Elite' laser jammer prevented a reading being taken, but activated a code on the safety camera that indicated to police that a device was being used illegally.
Officers launched an investigation, as the law forbids the use of laser jammers to interfere with official speed measuring equipment.
The vehicle was seized and when it was examined a jammer was found to be installed on it.
The 'Laser Elite' laser jammer (circled in red), which scrambled the signal from a North Yorkshire Police safety camera van. Police found it fitted on the company car of Burke
Laser jammers (such as the one pictured) are devices that can block speed camera signals used to detect how fast cars are going
Burke (pictured), who has since resigned from his job at a Ferrari dealership in Leeds, admitted to having a laser jammer. He said he arranged to have it fitted as he was worried about getting points on his licence
When Burke was interviewed about the matter he admitted to having a laser jammer which he said
