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Man disproved police speed claim

A man accused of driving at 115mph on a motorway had the charges dropped when he proved his car was not capable of reaching such a speed.

Law student Lucas, 20, was charged after driving his 1.2 litre Fiat Punto on the M62 in West Yorkshire.

He agreed he reached 85mph, but said the 115mph claim was "laughable".

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/3605446.stm

rob oneill

Ha! yes, heard this one, made me laugh

swaussie

reminds me of the time I saw a write up of a Lada Niki, 1 to 100 ..... Impossible

Comper100

Haha i read that too! They tested the car and it didn't even go that fast! lol

Comper100

Stiff

Would`ve thought it would do more than 85 though...............? 100?

Adrian F

makes you wonder how many other people have been convicted of speeding when they are innocent.

Like that road in Wales where the Police false prosecuted 1000's of people for breaking a limit that actually was not legal and when they were caught out did the police go back and give people their money back and take the points off the licence did they heck left it for people to appeal each charge, if they even knew that they were wrongly convicted.

Leslie

Its a real worry that it can happen like that. Big difference between 85 and 115! I wonder how the police can explain that one.

Les

paulwrxboro

so if he had a scoob he get a ban no ifs or buts

Aztec Performance Ltd

iTrader: (234)

Depends on which gearbox you have. There was a similar case whereas a rally car was being driven on the road between stages (legally) and the cops claimed he was breaking the limit on motorway (by a lot) .Mechanics and experts proved that it wasnt possible. Police had wrists slapped.

Bob