Motorway madness - police expect ban for unqualified driver travelling at 126mph on M40 towards Banbury

Police expect a ban for an unqualified driver caught speeding at 126mph on the M40 yesterday (Sunday).
By Roseanne Edwards
Published 8th Feb 2021, 12:15 BST
Updated 8th Feb 2021, 17:47 BST
The speed captured on the police radar on the M40 on SundayThe speed captured on the police radar on the M40 on Sunday
The speed captured on the police radar on the M40 on Sunday

The Thames Valley Police officers used radar to check the driver's speed between Junctions 9 - 10 and recorded the speed at 126mph - 56mph over the 70mph limit.

The driver, they discovered, had only a provisional licence and should not have been driving on a motorway. Neither did the driver have insurance.

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The officers said on Twitter: "There is no excuse for this level of speed on the M40 in Oxfordshire.

"When stopped it was also identified the driver was driving on a provisional licence and without insurance. They have been reported to court and will likely be banned from driving."