Quarter of a million drivers caught speeding in London in 2020
One was recorded doing 163mph on the M1
Last updated 26th Mar 2021
More drivers were caught speeding in London last year than anywhere else in the country.
The Met recorded a massive 254,000 offences - despite months of stay at home orders.
A driver was clocked doing 163mph on the M1 in one instance.
According to data from confused.com, more than 2.2 million drivers nationally were caught speeding in 2020 – equivalent to more than 6,000 offences recorded per day, on average.
While this is a 10% drop compared to 2019 - they says it’s still "considerably high" considering that the UK spent much of the past 12 months being advised to stay home or stay local.
Unsurprisingly, offences dropped in April following the announcement of a UK-wide lockdown, although 84,452 motorists were still caught travelling above the speed limit during this time.
However, this almost doubled to 165,609 in May when restrictions started to ease.
And offences continued to increase over the summer, peaking at 225,297 in July.