Biker banned for 145mph

"Fortunately Mr Butler has not added to the casualties."

Because they can't fine dead people.

Tim Butler, of Almeda Road, St George, Bristol, was stopped by police after officers spotted him pulling out from a slip road straight into the third lane.

Oh no stop the press, never seen anyone do that before

There was a report on this morning's Sky news that a 21 year old man
was caught driving his father's Porsche Boxster at 149 mph. He got
away with it because his lawyers argued in court that it was a
straight stretch of road and he was doing 149 only for a short
while.

The bottom line is that some people can afford good lawyers.

Originally Posted by jonboy

Too right, considering I ended up paying approx £350 for 98.5!


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A bit harsh!

I wouldn't mind betting if he turned out to be one of the boys in blue, he would have been getting familiar with the handling of his machine.
One rule for us & one for you pesants springs to mind.

Originally Posted by Foey

I wouldn't mind betting if he turned out to be one of the boys in blue, he would have been getting familiar with the handling of his machine.
One rule for us & one for you pesants springs to mind.

Apparently, the culprit is a carpenter! But his father may be some
big shot. This carpenter may still face charges related to driving
his father's car without insurance.

There is an article about this in one of today's papers. The guy
doing the press review on Sky news brought this up as a matter of
interest. It would be good if someone finds the paper in question
and posts a link or a scan.

[Balky001]

Sounds reasonable to me - the police didn't over dramatise it and the guy only got banned for 6 months after which he'll have a clean license - result

[Red ones]

Originally Posted by Professor

There was a report on this morning's Sky news that a 21 year old man
was caught driving his father's Porsche Boxster at 149 mph. He got
away with it because his lawyers argued in court that it was a
straight stretch of road and he was doing 149 only for a short
while.

The bottom line is that some people can afford good lawyers.

He was probably getting used to the handling!

Originally Posted by Balky001

Sounds reasonable to me - the police didn't over dramatise it and the guy only got banned for 6 months after which he'll have a clean license - result

Until he comes to get insurance again...... Just because you hve no points doesn't mean your licence is "clean"... The offence still sits on your licence for 4 years. Maybe somebody that has had a ban before can confirm this, but I'm pretty sure you don't get a clean slate afterwards.

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i read somewhere recently that a guy got off a 140mph charge in scotland because speed cameras are not approved for use there

Originally Posted by Jelster

Until he comes to get insurance again...... Just because you hve no points doesn't mean your licence is "clean"... The offence still sits on your licence for 4 years. Maybe somebody that has had a ban before can confirm this, but I'm pretty sure you don't get a clean slate afterwards.

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Correct. No I haven't had ban...