The highest recorded speed on 30mph roads included in the analysis was 122mph in the South Yorkshire Police area. For 20mph roads, the top speed was logged by North Wales Police at 88mph.Roads with 20mph and 30mph limits are more likely to have a higher number of pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable groups, the RAC said.

Nearly half of UK police forces caught drivers exceeding 90mph on 30mph roads in the 20 months to the end of August last year, according to the RAC

Almost half of UK police forces have caught motorists driving more than 90mph (144km/h) on 30mph roads in the 20 months to the end of August, the RAC says. A total of 48% forces found drivers going more than three times the 30mph limit,

The speeding motorists were labelled as ‘reckless’ and ‘selfish.’ Almost half (48%) of UK police forces caught motorists exceeding 90mph in a 30mph zone. We rounded up the