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Highest Ever Illegal UK Speed

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Biker jailed for 157mph ride

Andrew Osborne pleaded guilty to dangerous driving A motorcyclist who overtook a lorry at 157mph - the highest speed ever recorded by police on a British road - has been jailed for 28 days.

Andrew Osborne, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was caught speeding on his 1200cc Kawasaki motorbike on the busy A412 Tingewick bypass near Buckingham in March this year.

The 29-year-old had been riding with a friend, 29-year-old Neil Bolger, whose Kawasaki 750cc was recorded at a speed of 148 miles per hour.

Bolger, of Park Lane, Lower Quinton, Stratford-upon-Avon, was also jailed for 28 days when the pair appeared before magistrates in Aylesbury on Tuesday.

The two vehicle technicians, who both work for the same company, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at an earlier hearing.

Both Osborne and Bolger were also each disqualified from driving for two years and told they would have to take an extended re-test at the end of that disqualification before they could drive again.

The court had heard how they were caught speeding by a camera technician for Thames Valley Police, who was using a laser speed gun attached to a camera.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/3068731.stm
 
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