£964 fine and 56-day ban for 118mph driver
North Yorkshire Police has released details of some of the high speeds captured by their cameras on roads across the county during summer 2022.
A post on the North Yorkshire Police Facebook page showed that 628 drivers had either faced or would soon be facing court proceedings for travelling at excessive speeds on the county’s roads.
Offences included a driver who travelled at 118mph on the A64 between Malton and York and another who drove at 114mph on the A169 between Pickering and Whitby.
The Facebook post read: “We’ve been talking a lot about speeding recently and
with good reason as it’s one of the fatal five driving offences. Others include drink/drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone
whilst driving and careless driving.”
The offences listed below were captured between May 1 and August 31.
Not all of these drivers have yet been through the courts but for those that have, their sentences are included: 30mph zone – 78 offences within court criteria (51mph and above) including: 66mph – Scarborough; 64mph – A168 nr Northallerton; 62mph – B1257 south of Stokesley
40mph zone – Nine offenceswithincourtcriteria(66mph and above) including: 76mph – B6479 Langcliffe – court outcome – 6 points, £559 fine and costs(speedandnoinsurance); 68mph – A64 between Malton and Scarborough
50mph zone – 43 offences within court criteria (76mph and above) including: 90mph – A165 nr Scarborough; 87mph – A66 nr Scotch Corner
60mph zone – 195 offences within court criteria (86mph and above) including: 134mph – B1222 Stillingfleet – court outcome – 112 day Disqualification, £405 fine and costs; 120mph – A59 nr Skipton; 114mph – A169 between Pickering and Whitby
70mph zone – 303 offences within court criteria (96mph and above) including: 128mph – A19 between Thirsk and A172; 121mph – A64 between York and Malton; 118mph – A64 between York and Malton – 56 day Disqualification, £946 fine and costs; 117mph – A19 between Thirsk and A172
A police spokesperson said: “We can’t underline enough just how dangerous speeding can be so please keep within the speed limit and drive appropriately for the conditions.
“If you arrive late, that’s so much better than not arriving at all.”