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Man jailed for altering his car to avoid speeding fine
A Worcestershire man was rewarded in his attempts to avoid a speeding fine with an 80 day jail sentence

Speeding PC
A PC from Teesside who was wrongly jailed when colleagues suppressed evidence is facing a charge of speeding on the day his conviction was overturned

Speeding PC gave thumbs up to speed camera
A pc in Sheffield was caught on camera giving a thumbs up as he exceeded the speed limit on an emergency call out. As a result he got a fine and six month ban

Motorist faked death to avoid speeding fines!
Preston Crown Court heard how a waiter from Blackburn faked his death to avoid speed fines

Footballer banned for failing to take a breath test
Footballer Dave Kitson was fined for refusing to take a breath test when asked to do so on his own driveway. Police believed that he had earlier exceeded the speed limit on a 30mph road

Speeding police in Yorkshire not prosecuted
BBC Newsnight has obtained pictures of speeding police cars where no prosecution followed

Top Cop Banned
The former chair of roads policing at the Association of Chief Police Officers has been banned for driving at 90mph.

Top Traffic Cop caught doing 90mph
Chief Constable Hughes gets an adjournment as he hasn't been able to find a lawyer!

Government considers tougher penalties
The Government are looking at plans to increase to 6 points and £100, the penalty for fixed penalty notices for motorists going faster than "just over" the limit. S

Innocent Driver claims back costs of speed awareness course
A motorist who attended a speed awareness course in N Wales subsequently had his conviction quashed and is claiming back his costs

Case against Newcastle Footballer thrown out
Footballer damien Duff was caught doing 102mph in a 50mph zone. He was found guilty in his absence as the police did not receive the returned Notice of Intended Prosecution. Duff was able to produce a proof of posting that he did return it and so the case was quashed.

EastEnders Star caught doing 98mph
A former star of EastEnders, Dean Gaffney was caught doing 98mph onthe M25 whilst talking on his mobile phone. He was fined just £115 and given 3 points on his licence.

Motorist loses Appeal
A motorist in Lancashire lost his appeal against a speeding ticket. He contended that the 30mph signs were obscured. The court found that the presence of street lights was enough to indicate a 30mph limit

Motorist in Scotland clocked at 122mph in a 60mph limit
A motorist in a Ford Focus was caught driving at over 120mph in a 60mph zone during a crackdown on speeding motorists by Central Scotland Police

Family criciticises speeding penalty
The killer of a Buckinhamshire teacher only received a 15 month jail sentence

20mph limit in all towns - 20mph cameras
A new Government report suggest roads in most towns and cities should have a 20mph limit and that there should be more speed cameras to police the new limit

18mph museum piece gets ticket.
A three wheeled tractor with a maximum speed of 18mph which is kept at the Museum of Rail Travel in York was alleged by Greater Manchester police to have been driven at 44mph in Bolton.

Incorrect signs lead to quashing of Hampshire convictions. £20 million could be reclaimed

Use of handheld speed guns by police suspended. Convictions in last 4 months questionned

Inventor beats speed ticket with his own device

Cumbrian Motorcylist clocked at 137mph

Tougher penalties for failing to disclose driver

Only 2% of over 25's accidents caused by exceeding the speed limit

Court gives up on speeding driver

Fastest speeder (172mph) gets jail