British driver admits driving at 172 mph
{{date|August 24, 2007}}
[[Image:2004 Porsche 996X50.jpg|thumb|right|A Porsche 911 similar to the one driven by Mr Brady]]
Timothy Brady has admitted to a charge of driving at 172 mph (276.8 kmph) on a [[United Kingdom|British]] A road.  The 33-year-old was caught driving his [[w:Porsche 911|Porsche 911]] on the A420 during a routine speed check by [[W:Thames Valley Police|Thames Valley Police]] near Oxford. Mr Brady admitted the charge at the hearing taking place at [[W:Oxford|Oxford]] Crown Court. 

Mr Brady was clocked by police on a bridge and was later arrested four miles down the road after police used a car to block the road.

The speed is thought to be the highest ever recorded on a British road and is 100 mph over the legal limit of 70 mph.  Campaigners from Brake, a road safety charity, told the [[w:BBC|BBC]] that the offence was "shocking". 

He is likely to receive a jail term and be disqualified from driving.  The previous record was set by Jason McAllister, a car dealer from Aberdeen who was clocked doing 156.7 mph in his [[w:BMW M3|BMW M3]].

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6962448.stm
|title=Motorist admits driving at 172mph
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=August 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=477535&in_page_id=1770
|title=Britain's fastest speeder faces jail after clocking up 172mph in Porsche
|author=Olinka Koster
|pub=The Daily Mail
|date=August 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070824200036.zw7srsc5&cat=null
|title= Man admits being Britain's fastest speeding motorist
|author=AFP
|pub=France24.com
|date=August 24, 2007}}

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
A Porsche 911 similar to the one driven by Mr Brady
Timothy Brady has admitted to a charge of driving at 172 mph (276.8 kmph) on a British A road.  The 33-year-old was caught driving his Porsche 911 on the A420 during a routine speed check by Thames Valley Police near Oxford. Mr Brady admitted the charge at the hearing taking place at Oxford Crown Court. 

Mr Brady was clocked by police on a bridge and was later arrested four miles down the road after police used a car to block the road.

The speed is thought to be the highest ever recorded on a British road and is 100 mph over the legal limit of 70 mph.  Campaigners from Brake, a road safety charity, told the BBC that the offence was "shocking". 

He is likely to receive a jail term and be disqualified from driving.  The previous record was set by Jason McAllister, a car dealer from Aberdeen who was clocked doing 156.7 mph in his BMW M3.
United Kingdom Crime and law