Kent Police say more than 500 drivers were recorded on cameras driving at 100mph or more in 2022.
By Alex Bish & Hamish Mureddu-ReidA driver who was speeding at 164mph was one of eight people caught by speed cameras driving at more than 150mph on the M25 in Kent last year.
The figures obtained by the BBC show a rise of 23% since 2010, but were lower than the 84,000 speeding offences recorded in 2020 when the country was in lockdown and roads hadThe top speed detected was a car being driven at 164mph - more than twice the speed limit - on the M25 at Swanley. "Vehicles are potentially lethal weapons and the faster your speed, the less time you have to react to unforeseen hazards or mistakes from other drivers and the greater the impact any collision may be."
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