https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61815609A motorist has hit out at what he calls an "appalling" fine after being ordered to pay more than £1,800 for passing a cyclist too closely.
Wayne Humphreys, 77, was fined and given four penalty points for failing to leave enough space in his Audi Q8.
The cyclist recorded the close pass on a GoPro camera and reported the incident to roads policing teams.
Mr Humphreys, of Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, had refused to attend a course or pay a fixed penalty notice.
The warehouse boss was then prosecuted at Cardiff Magistrates Court for driving without due care and attention and ordered to pay £1,887 in a fine and costs, and received four points on his licence.
Mr Humphreys, said: "The fine is absolutely appalling. I am 77 years of age and the last fine I had was 35 to 40 years ago.
"Other than that I have never had a fine and I have had a licence for 60 years."
He should have taken the FPN or the course.