Court Appearances
In the vernacular of the 1900s Dorothy Levitt was a Scorcher, a motorist who delighted in exceeding the speed limit and who thereby came to the attention of the police.
On 6 November 1903, she was summonsed to appear at Marlborough Street Assizes for speeding in Hyde Park. According to the reported statement by the police she was said to have driven at a "terrific pace" and, when stopped, reportedly said that " ... would like to drive over every policeman and wished she had run over the sergeant and killed him." Although she did not appear personally, the magistrate, Mr Denman, fined her £5 with 2s costs. The other six motoring defendants that day were only fined £2 plus costs.
In about 1903, Dorothy Levitt and her "plain American" friend Hena Frankton claimed damages against a GPO van driver who had hit their car. They received compensation of £35.
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