Fast tractors are a topic of interest in the UK as well as here.

The driver of a 6130 John Deere tractor got a shock when he received a speeding ticket which stated he was doing 46mph (the equivalent of 74km/h) in a 30mph zone, I heard recently.

While his tractor had a 50km/h gearbox, it still would not be capable of reaching this speed.

He had fallen foul of a fixed camera. The issue generated a lot of discussion online among his farming neighbours.

They wondered if the camera was badly out of calibration or perhaps was calculating vehicle speed by measuring wheel speed.

Ticket

The farmer rang the ticketing office and explained that he could not have been travelling at the speed recorded.

At first the operators tried to stick to their guns but then wisely conceded and scrapped the fine.