Compile a list of famous speeders who are let off!

[CarZee]

Right - it's time there was a list of these occurences.
I'm gonna put it up on my site.

So you guys can help me with my research..

We have: Prince Andrew, Jack Straw's Secretary..

who else? (web links to news sites etc. appreciated.)

[mattjbatch]

Beckham (Said he was being chased by Paparazzi)

Dwight Yorke (No calibration certificate)

That chief constable (I don't recall who was a the wheel)

links to follow...

[Neil Menzies]

Alex Ferguson, who had a dodgy curry and was racing for the nearest toilet.


Alex Ferguson's son Darren
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/wales/newsid_1573000/1573203.stm

>That chief constable (I don't recall who was a the wheel)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1505000/1505534.stm

>Dwight Yorke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1801000/1801217.stm

>> Edited by Neil Menzies on Monday 22 July 16:36

[mattjbatch]

Links followed sooner than I thought and from someone else too. Cheers Neil. My boss sends his thanks

[mattjbatch]

Just saw this while looking for the Beckham link (Well what else am I supposed to do at work?? )

quote:The Speed Demon

Hiram Grant was simply a lead foot. There was no other way to put it; he had a lust for speed, and speed he did. He enjoyed racing down the roads at speeds no other would dare take, especially not through a city!

He longed for the days in the Army. Those days were filled with adventure and order. He was well respected and liked. Everything made sense. Those days were over, and now he was in a new profession. He hated his job and whenever he felt like getting away, he would race down the street like a speed demon.

The police force knew him all to well. His list of offenses was steep. He was arrested April 11, 1966 for speeding, and he paid a fine at the precinct court. He was arrested again July 1, the same year, again he paid the fine and he promised it would not happen again. It did happen again.

The Speed Demon was racing down a main street when Officer West saw him. Officer West was on foot patrol, and at the time, he had no radio to call a cruiser. He knew he had to do something to protect the innocent folks from this Speed Demon. He did the only thing he could think of, which was jump at the car, and grab on to it! The Speed Demon dragged Officer West about 50 feet before he came to a stop finally obeying the cries of the officer clinging to his car telling him to stop. The Speed Demon apologized, and Officer West promptly arrested him. The car was impounded, and the Speed Demon posted a bond to be released.

Speed Demon never did appear in court, and so his bond was forfeited. He wrote a letter to the Chief of Police commending Officer West for his bravery in the line of duty. Eventually the Speed Demon learned to handle the stresses of his job and he had stopped flying down the road endangering the public at large. Some excused his dalliances saying the stress of his job was getting to him.

Do you know what job it was that caused Hiram Grant such stress? The Presidency of the United States; Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant, who dropped the 'Hiram' in his name when he started school, was the Speed Demon of Washington D.C.

Made me

[mattjbatch]

And this (I'm so bored by the way)

quote:In Montana, police had a perfect spot to watch for speeders. It had been his spot for over 3 months and it was in a zone that was famous for speeders. When he noticed for 3 days strieght everyone was going under the speed limit he decided to check it out and come out of his spot. At about two miles up the road he found a 10 year old with a hand painted sign that said - "RADAR TRAP AHEAD." Upon investigating a little further up the road, he found the boys 12 year old brother with a hand painted sign reading - "TIPS", and a bucket at his feet full of change.

Too bad all the kids in this country are out mugging old ladies, vanalising cars and sniffing glue to do anything as productive as this.

[jeremyc]

Straw's driver:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1039000/1039256.stm

There was, of course, Princess Anne who thought that the flashing blues lights behind her signified the presence of her escort, so blatted along at 93mph in a 70mph limit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1218000/1218009.stm). She is better known for having been nicked in her Scimitar GTE. Unfortunately neither help us here as she was prosecuted both times.

>> Edited by jeremyc on Monday 22 July 17:32

[Gargamel]

clarrisa dickson wright ( of two fat laydees fame)
was caught at 140mph in her bristol going down the m4

afaik - she was not fined or charged in anyway but simply warned

Alledgelly - I add that because my source for the story is the lady herself in a recent telegraph interview

[viperman]

geri halliwell (ginger spice)- was doing 70mph in a 30mph zone in her aston martian DB7

[ap_smith]

Princess Anne was famously nicked in her Scimitar back in the dark ages, but more recently she was nicked again in her Bentley.

To be fair, she was harshly treated. £430 squid, 5 points for 93 mph in a 70mph zone.

Try this too:

www.guardian.co.uk/quiz/questions/0,5961,345768,00.html

[davidy]

Ayrton Senna 140mph in an NSX on M40 - let off

Damon Hill was let off as well, I believe

davidy

then some people are not lucky, there was bloke caught once on the M6 at 156mph who was late to the hearing for a 140mph+ offence!!!

[Marshy]

quote:
Ayrton Senna 140mph in an NSX on M40 - let off

Damon Hill was let off as well, I believe

"Ello ello ello, who do you think you.... oh bugger. You are."

[JonRB]

quote:Ayrton Senna 140mph in an NSX on M40 - let off

The story goes that the copper said to the driver of the car
"Who do you think you are? Nigel Mansell?",
to which the driver replied in a calm matter-of-fact voice
"No, my name is Ayrton Senna".

[plotloss]

quote:

quote:Ayrton Senna 140mph in an NSX on M40 - let off

The story goes that the copper said to the driver of the car
"Who do you think you are? Nigel Mansell?",
to which the driver replied in a calm matter-of-fact voice
"No, my name is Ayrton Senna".

Oh that old one! Pick a driver any driver and the same story is rolled out. I have a friend who used to be Jackie Stewarts lead mechanic and he swears the same thing happened to Stewart in an LHD dancing donkey.

Matt.

[JonRB]

Ooops! I guess I have just perpetrated an urban myth. Damn! And there's me in the process of setting up a website to debunk them! (embarrassed)

[gnomesmith]

quote:
clarrisa dickson wright ( of two fat laydees fame)
was caught at 140mph in her bristol going down the m4

afaik - she was not fined or charged in anyway but simply warned

Alledgelly - I add that because my source for the story is the lady herself in a recent telegraph interview

Three large Bristols in one eyefull would put any copper off his stroke.

[gnomesmith]

A bit off thread but the Senna Mansell story reminded me of the time when Henry Cooper and his twin brother, almost as good a boxer as Henry, were cut up by a 5ft 5 inch tall elderly guy. Henry got out to remonstrate, bruv followed on to make sure Henry didn't deck the guy. Little guy says "Oh I suppose you think you're hard now there's two of you".