A COMPANY director fitted a laser jammer to his Range Rover and gave cops the finger as he drove by their speed cameras.

Smug Timothy Hill, 67, flipped his middle finger at traffic cops as he drove past police safety cameras three times in December, the court was told.

3 Timothy Hill fitted his car with a laser jammer Credit: PA:Press Association

The plant hire boss dumped his illegal device in a river close to his home in Grassington, North Yorks, after cops launched a probe.

But he later admitted being the driver and fitting the jamming device to his vehicle, Teesside Crown Court was told.

Police were unable to establish his speed on the A19 near Thirsk, North Yorks., but charged him with perverting the course of justice.

Hill, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was jailed and banned from the roads for a year.

3 The 67-year-old the flipped off the camera as he drove them Credit: PA:Press Association

Traffic Constable Andrew Forth said: "If you want to attract our attention, repeatedly gesturing at police camera vans with your middle finger while you’re driving a distinctive car fitted with a laser jammer is an excellent way to do it.

"It’s also an excellent way to end up in prison. As Hill’s case shows, perverting the course of justice is a very serious charge which carries a custodial sentence.

"It’s our job to keep road users safe across all 6,000 miles of North Yorkshire’s roads.

3 Hill will spend eight months in jail Credit: PA:Press Association

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How the jammer jams the speed gun The jammer comes pre-tuned to the same frequency used by police speed traps. It intercepts the beam coming in from the speed gun and sends a beam back on the same freqency. This means the only thing on the speed gun screen is an error message. The car's speed is not recorded. The device, which transmits through a laser head under the front number plate, continues to jam the police radar for a further five seconds. It also triggers an alarm which warns the driver to slam on the brakes so by the time he passes the speed camera for a second time they are abiding by the speed limit.

"Mobile safety camera vans are an important tool to do that – they are proven to reduce collisions and they help save lives.

"Drivers who fit laser jammers may mistakenly feel smug about ‘getting one over’ on the police.

"But we can tell if motorists are using these devices, and we will always endeavour to bring them to justice."

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