A delivery driver tried to dodge a speeding conviction in Plymouth by faking home CCTV footage to support an alibi.

Roger Moore, 44, was clocked driving at 51mph through a 40mph zone in Plymouth, Devon, in February 2011.

He would have faced a £60 fine and three penalty points if convicted, but instead blamed staff at a nearby garage for driving the vehicle - a Peugeot, on hire while Moore's Mitsubishi was undergoing repair - saying they had a vendetta against him.

Moore then faked the date stamp on his home CCTV camera, which at first supported his claim that he was not driving through Plymouth at the time of the speeding offence.

But sharp-eyed police experts noticed the shadows in Moore's driveway on the submitted CCTV were too long for the time of year. They also found a log which suggested the date stamp had been altered.

Judge Paul Darlow said Moore "went to extraordinary lengths" to prove his innocence. He jailed the father of three for 16 weeks, suspended for two years.

He also told him to pay £2,000 costs, saying Moore could sell his private number plate to help finance the payment.