11:31am UK, Friday November 18, 2005

A driver faces losing his licence after being snapped four times by the same speed camera in under two minutes.

The 40-year-old Turk kept speeding past the camera in Switzerland to try and find out why it was continually flashing at him.

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He told police that he thought someone was trying to annoy him with a flashgun and wanted to check "what was going on".

The driver was able to keep on passing the speed camera because it was located between two roundabouts in the centre of the town of Kreuzlingen.

The speed limit was 50kph (31mph) and the driver clocked up speeds of 36.6mph, 39mph, 47mph and 42mph.

Rolf Muller, director of communications for the Thurgau police, said: "Usually, speed cameras are in a box on their own. He could not believe it was on top of a traffic light."

He conceded that the police found the incident "maybe a little amusing".

But he confirmed the man would be prosecuted for four separate speeding offences - as well as failing to wear a seat belt.

Each speed violation carries a fine of £110.