News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

THE maximum speed allowed on British roads is 70 mph but the Daily Telegraph says latest police data reveals that a motorist caught travelling at 149mph on the M25 was the worst offence of the past year

The data also showed that a driver travelled at 96mph on a 30mph road in Gateshead, the largest proportional breach of any speed limit, and that the highest speed recorded on a 50mph road was 119mph on the A414 Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire.