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Record speeder caught using phone
Ronald Klos
Ronald Klos had previously been banned from driving for a year
A tycoon caught talking on his mobile while driving at a record 156mph has again been captured using his phone behind the wheel.

Property developer Ronald Klos was previously banned after clocking what was at that time the highest speed ever recorded in a car on a British road.

The millionaire businessman was arrested again just months after getting his licence back.

The 40-year-old has had three points added to his licence and was fined �60.

'Never learn'

Klos pled guilty by letter to driving while using his mobile phone in Kinross on 7 July last year.

A Tayside Police source said: "Some people just never learn. This guy had barely got his licence back when he was caught with his phone at his ear.

"He was picked up when T in the Park was on in Kinross and the place was absolutely swarming with officers."

Klos was banned for a year from January 2006 after he was clocked speeding at 156mph while chatting on his mobile phone on the A92 between Kirkcaldy and Redhouse.

The businessman, from Sandport, Kinross, clashed with police officers after being banned and was accused of taunting them about his wealth.

However he was found not guilty in court of abusing the officers.

Since Klos's original speeding conviction his record has been surpassed by Tim Brady, 33, who clocked 172mph on a country road in a company Porsche.



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