Where are Britain’s worst speeding locations?
Police catch motorist clocking up a staggering 191mph on the M1 as new research reveals WHERE in the UK you are most likely to be caught speeding
Temporary car insurance company Go Shorty sought data under the FOI act One motorist was filmed in Nottinghamshire driving on the M1 at 191mph Another motorist was caught in Humberside on the A180 at 163 mphOthers were caught on the Dartford bridge in Essex and Kent at 158 and 157mph
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Britain’s fastest speeder captured on a traffic camera was travelling at almost three times the motorway speed limit, according to new research from a temporary car insurance company.
The unidentified motorist was captured on camera at 191mph heading southbound in Nottinghamshire on the M1 between Junctions 26 and 25 on the western outskirts of Nottingham.
Go Shorty applied under the Freedom of Information Act seeking details of Britain’s speed camera system, including the number of locations in operation, the highest speed recorded and the most lucrative cameras.
A Freedom of Information Request has discovered some of the highest speeds captured on camera by police forces in the period of 2018 to 2020. The data has been collated by temporary car insurance company Go Shorty
Several police forces have revealed the top speeds recorded by speed cameras in the region between 2018 and 2020
One motorists has been caught on speed camera travelling at 191mph on the M1 Southbound outside Nottingham according to new data released by the Freedom of Information Act
Figures released under the Freedom of Information act for temporary car insurance firm Go Shorty found that one speed camera in Nottinghamshire recorded a motorist travelling at 191mph (file photograph)
Motorists have been warned that they risk higher car insurance rates if they are caught speeding and losing their licences depending on the severity of the offence
Not all police forces responded to the FOI request so the information is not complete.
But of the police forces which provided data, the Metropolitan Police has the highest number of traffic cameras in operation at 995. That includes fixed speed cameras, traffic light cameras and average speed cameras on roads such as the A406 and A40.
The Metropolitan Police would not release information of their highest recorded speed between 2018 and 2020, nor would they provide details of their most lucrative camera location.
The highest recorded speed on a UK road is believed to be 201mph, although the case has yet to be head in court. The existing highest recorded speed is 192mph.
According to the most recent figures, the second highest recorded speed during the time period was in Humberside on the A180, Cleethorpe Road where someone was alleged to have been travelling at 163mph.
The second highest speed recorded was 163mph on the Cleethorpe Road in Humberside, according to the new data
In Wales, a motorist was found driving at 155mph between Junction 23a and 24 on the M4 in Gwent
In Grantham on the A1, a motorist was clocked at 151mph
Sussex Police also found a motorist doing 151mph on a section of the A270, Lewes Road
On the Dartford Crossing, Essex Police recorded someone at 158mph while Kent on the south side of the River Thames, a motorists was recorded at 157mph.
One driver travelling at 155mph was clocked between Junction 23a and 24 on the M4 in Gwent.
In Sussex, police reported a driver on the A270, Lewes Road was driving at 151mph, while the fastest person caught on England’s longest road, the A1, was filmed also at 151mph in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
London has the highest number of speed cameras and greatest number of cameras per 1,000km squared
