Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls has admitted speeding - and that he was caught "bang to rights".
He said he was travelling 56mph in a 50mph zone on the M62 motorway in his West Yorkshire constituency when he triggered a trap.
The MP for Morley and Outwood was fined and chose to attend a speed awareness class this week rather than accept penalty points on his licence.
Joking that he had been going "too far, too fast" - a favourite attack line against the coalition Government's austerity measures - Mr Balls owned up to the offence while raising the issue of speed awareness on his blog.
"Like many local people, I was caught out by the never-ending roadworks on the M62. Pulling on to the motorway at Morley I realised too late that the speed restrictions were still in place," the Labour MP wrote.
"I was caught and bang to rights - doing 56 in a 50 mile restriction zone. Going too far, too fast, you might say.
"I paid my fine and chose to attend a speed awareness course. I currently have no points on my licence and would like to keep it that way. Which is why, this week, I ended up in the Holiday Inn with 39 others.
"The course was very professional and actually really worthwhile. What hit home were the statistics which link speed to car deaths. At 20mph, less than 10% of people will lose their lives if hit by a car. But the probability rises exponentially, going above 40% at 40mph.
"Our course instructors explained that casualty rates have fallen over the past decade, as drivers have become more aware and car design has improved. The worrying thing is that this trend has started to reverse in recent years."
Mr Balls insisted the experience had reinforced his determination to get more 20mph zones on busy roads in the area.
Last month, he told Sky News "the law is the law" when asked about the conviction of former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne, who was jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice by asking his wife to take speeding points for him in 2003.
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