A Back to the Future fan who was pulled over by police for driving at 88mph in a DeLorean has had the gall to claim he wasn’t trying to travel back in time to 1955.

Nigel Mills, 55, was caught speeding on the A12 in Essex, but police were unable to find a Flux Capacitor in his DeLorean, which he paid £22,000 for.

“I wasn’t trying to time travel,” said Mills, as per the Guardian, “It was at 11am on Sunday and the road was completely clear.”

Mills appeared before Chelmsford magistrates court but the case was thrown out due to the two officers who caught him speeding being absent for the hearing.

He apparently recorded a top speed of 89mph, as opposed to the steady 88 required in the film, which might explain why he’s still in 2016.

Mills said that he bought the DeLorean as “a car fan and me and the rest of my family enjoyed the Back to the Future films. When I’m out in it a few people recognise it, they slow down and take pictures - drivers take pictures out of their windows or try to film you and I get approached at petrol stations.”