Pharmacist Suspended After Conviction for Falsely Accusing Stranger to Dodge Speeding Fines

Allegations

This case concerns a conviction unrelated to direct pharmacy practice but which significantly questioned the registrant’s personal integrity—an essential attribute for pharmacists. On 30 December 2022, the registrant was convicted at Bradford Crown Court for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The conviction stemmed from two speeding offences on 11 April 2020, when the registrant’s vehicle triggered static speed cameras on the M62 motorway, recording speeds of 85 mph and 88 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Rather than accepting responsibility, the registrant submitted two signed Notices of Intended Prosecution (NIPs) nominating an unrelated individual as the driver. This act of falsely implicating another person led to a criminal investigation. During a police interview on 5 June 2020, the registrant gave “no comment” answers but submitted a statement claiming he did not know the person named and was not responsible for the false nominations.