The highest speed recorded on an Oxfordshire road from a speeder this year has been revealed by Thames Valley Police.

The information was obtained through a freedom of information request sent by the Oxford Mail to the police force.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the request asked for information relating to the highest speed recorded on an Oxfordshire road by a speeder in 2021.

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Within the request the Oxford Mail specifically asked for details of the exact speed of the car, the type of car it was and the road the driver sped on.

Thames Valley Police revealed that a Mercedes driver had the highest speed recorded this year.

The driver was recorded going 116mph on the M40 between Junctions 7 and 8.

In the UK, a speed limit of 70mph applies to all motorways, including the M40, and this is the absolute maximum speed a vehicle should drive at.

Oxford Mail: A Mercedes car was the highest speed vehicle recorded in 2021A Mercedes car was the highest speed vehicle recorded in 2021

This speeder, however, is not the only person to have exceeded the speed limit and driven more than 100mph on Oxfordshire’s roads.

In October, two men were fined and handed penalty points by Oxford Magistrates’ Court when they were found to have driven 108mph on the M40. You can read more about this here>>>

While in September Thames Valley Police’s roads policing team pulled over a man near Bicester who clocked 105mph on their speed gun. The man claimed he was driving so fast because he was in a rush to get to the airport. You can read more about this here>>>

A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “Our Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit delivers targeted enforcement and education providing a deterrent designed to make the roads safer and reduce the numbers of persons killed or seriously injured.

“We use prevention campaigns, such as our ‘It’s Not Worth the Risk’ campaign, to try and ensure that all road users behave appropriately and keep themselves safe while using the roads in our region.

“Further, we carry out effective, information led patrols and engagement in conjunction with our partners, to deliver a safer and more secure road network.

“We rely on the public to provide information and would encourage anyone with information about speeding or poor driving to please report it so that we can gather information about a particular area and take action where appropriate. We would ask people to report online on our website or on 101.”

The spokesperson added that, although they cannot detail the tactics the police use for operation reasons, officers receive training in order to stop high speeder drivers in a ‘safe and controlled way’.

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