We stick to the 110km/h speed limit on a Qld highway. Watch the white 4WD on the right. Footage by Mike Bruce

A TOWNSVILLE man has copped a $146 fine for driving 1km/h over the speed limit.

Jake Cassidy, 21, was pulled over on December 23 and accused of clocking 61km/h in a 60km/h zone.

Mr Cassidy was driving a company car on a delivery and is not convinced he was 1km/h over.

The police officer did not use a speed gun to catch Mr Cassidy but measured the speed by driving behind him.

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"He told me I was speeding and I said I wasn't and it kind of went back and forth," he said.

Mr Cassidy claimed that, during the argument, the officer told him the fine was a case of "revenue raising".

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Yesterday after being contacted by The Courier-Mail for comment, police said Mr Cassidy's fine was "being reviewed".

Mr Cassidy then received a call from police telling him the fine had been cancelled and offering him an apology.

Last night, police were unable to say what triggered the change but added officers would continue "scrutiny of all road users" to ensure safety of the public.

"Kirwan police will continue to maintain vigilance towards road safety through the Christmas break and into the New Year," they said.

"The circumstances around the issuing of this particular infringement notice have been reviewed and the decision to cancel the infringement has been approved by senior police."

Mr Cassidy said he was going to attend the police station to question the fine before he received the call.

"They just said the officer was in the wrong and they were cancelling the ticket," he said.

He said the apology made "a little bit" of difference, but he questioned whether the fine would have been waived had they not been contacted by The Courier-Mail.

Mr Cassidy said he had lost his licence for speeding in 2012 and said the incident forced him to rethink his attitude.