The five worst speeding offenders were travelling above 130mph, the data shows
A motorist was clocked driving at a whopping 149mph on the M62. The driver – snared on motorway in East Yorkshire last October – is among five of the worst speeding offenders caught on the Humber region’s roads in the last year, all of whom were clocked travelling well over the speed limit.
Another was caught speeding at 143mph on the M62 in February, while the others were speeding at 139mph on the A15 in March, 133mph on the A1079 last July and 132mph on the A180, in northern Lincolnshire, last May. In all, 15,988 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) were handed out in the Humberside force area for speeding between March 2024 and this March, according to the data gathered by personal injury solicitors Legal Expert.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request also revealed the specific stretches around the region which were worst for speeding offences, uncovering a top 20 list of roads. Speeding drivers can get at least three points added to their licence and reaching 12 points within three years will typically disqualify them from driving.
Top of the list is the M62 between the East Riding of Yorkshire county boundary and Junction 35 near Goole, where 3,537 speeding offences were committed. The figure means that, on average, close to ten speeding offences were committed on that stretch every day.
That’s followed by the A63 Eastbound in Hull where 2,488 offences were clocked, Hull’s A165 Holderness Road at its junction with the A1033 which saw 2,223 offences, and the M62 stretch between junctions 37 and 38 near Howden. The top five worst places for speeding in the Hull area is rounded off by the A63, which saw 1,216 offences.
The minimum fixed penalty for speeding is £100, which means that at least a staggering £1.598m worth of potential penalties were accrued up across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire in 2024/25. The FOI’s list of the top 20 worst roads for speeding offences shows that motorways and A roads figure prominently. But more than 500 people were also found to have broken the 30mph speed limit on Ferriby Road in Hessle.
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In July, a new series of Motorway Cops started on Channel 5 featuring Humberside Police. The Roads Policing Unit is in the spotlight in the latest run of Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders, which is produced by Purple Productions. The show has been filmed with the police force as camera crews follow officers as they respond to incidents around the region
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: “We remain committed to working closely with local councils and Safer Roads Humber to ensure that our roads are safe for all that use them. We continue to have officers on the streets across the force area offering safety advice to all motorists.
“We would always encourage people to raise their concerns about speeding to their local council who work in partnership with Humberside Police and Safer Roads Humber to ensure the roads in our area are as safe as possible for all road users and residents.”
Enforcement officers will be visiting a number of routes around the region this week and drivers can see where the mobile cameras are likely to be situated through the daily enforcement schedule on the Safer Roads Humber website .
Top 20 roads for speeding offences across the Humber region
LOCATION
NUMBER OF
SPEED OFFENCES
NUMBER OF FPNs ISSUED
M62 BETWEEN COUNTY BOUNDARY AND JUNCTION 35
3,537
1,152
A63 EASTBOUND
2,488
539
A165 HOLDERNESS ROAD AT JCT WITH A1033
2,223
497
M62 BETWEEN JUNCTION 37 AND JUNCTION 38
2,149
690
A180, CLEETHORPE ROAD
1,542
422
M180
1,330
425
A63
1,216
336
M62 OUSE BRIDGE EASTBOUND
1,079
270
A1105 BOOTHFERRY ROAD
1,005
269
A15
883
270
M181 NORTHBOUND
868
263
A180
798
233
A1173 KINGS ROAD
719
244
M62 BETWEEN JUNCTION 35 AND JUNCTION 36
696
255
A164 WILLERBY BYPASS
647
183
A165
588
161
M181 SOUTHBOUND
559
157
STONEFERRY ROAD
536
158
FERRIBY ROAD (30MPH)
514
138
A1033 MOUNT PLEASANT AT JCT WITH A165
506
111