Coronavirus: Speeding drivers flout limit during lockdown

Speeding motorists have been travelling at more than double the limit during lockdown UK police have revealed•

One driver was recorded at 134mph in a 40mph limit in London while another was clocked at 115mph on a 40mph road in Greater Manchester•

A crash could put a huge strain on other blue light services one force said if it led to injury or staff being exposed to Covid-19 and forced into self-isolation•

Forces said the minority ignored rules•

Supt Julie Ellison from Greater Manchester Police {GMP}'s specialist operations team said My officers are working tirelessly to track down these offenders who are using the quieter roads as their own personal racetrack•

'Astonishing'

Police Scotland also said over the Easter period between 10 and 14 April 16 people were found committing drink or drug-driving offences•

It is astonishing to see people behave so recklessly particularly when we all need to be doing our bit to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives said Supt Simon Bradshaw from Police Scotland's road policing division•

Recent incidents across the UK include

Seven people were killed in crashes in London since 20 March - including three motorbike riders and a cyclist
Gloucestershire Police said two people had been killed in separate crashes•It also recorded one motorist at 74mph in a 30mph limit and another at speeds of up to 122mph on the M5
GMP said it had caught more than 6,200 drivers breaking speed limits since lockdown began on 23 March•The force recorded a driver doing 115mph on a 40mph road and one reaching speeds of 129mph on the M62
A man was recorded above 130mph on the A90 between Peterhead and Ellon, Aberdeenshire, on 12 April•
A driver was stopped in Sudbury Suffolk travelling at 80mph in a 30mph limit with no insurance and no driving licence•
Speeding has doubled on Lincolnshire's roads under the lockdown despite a reduction in the amount of traffic by two thirds police said