A driver was caught going at 129 miles per hour on a Merseyside road, shocking new data reveals.
Their vehicle was clocked at almost twice the national speed limit of 70mph on the M58 according to a Freedom of Information request submitted to Merseyside Police .
The information, requested by a member of the public and visible on the force's website, also shows that there were at least 10 instances of vehicles detected going well over 100mph in our region.
Police did not release details about the drivers, who were caught between August 2018 and August this year, or what their punishments were.
The 10 highest recorded speeds on the region's roads were all faster than 100mph - and all were recorded on motorways in Merseyside.
Six of the highest speeds were recorded on the M58, a 12 mile stretch of road that runs from Switch Island through to the M6.
The other places were huge speeds were recorded were the M62 and the M57.
Here are the ten fastest speeds recorded on our roads between August 2018 and August this year:
M58 - 129mph
M58 - 113mph
M62 - 113mph
M58 - 112mph
M57 - 110mph
M62 - 110mph
M58 - 109mph
M58 - 108mph
M62 - 108mph
M58 - 107mph
What is being done to tackle speed-related deaths in Merseyside?
The police have a series of ways that they tackle speeding.
The most recent addition is the use of so-called 'speed on green' cameras , which not only catch drivers going through red lights but also monitor their speed.
Our region is the first place they are being trialled, with six active cameras and seven potential sites .
Speaking at the time of the cameras' launch in February Merseyside Police's Jayne Eaton, from the Safer Roads Unit, said they hoped they would influence driver behaviour.
She said: “It is vitally important that drivers drive at an appropriate speed [at traffic lights], one which enables them to stop safely should the traffic lights change or a pedestrian step into the road.
“By their very nature, junctions present an increased risk to drivers. However, we would prefer if the cameras were redundant and drivers drove responsibly and within the speed limits.”
It is hoped the introduction of the cameras will aid in reducing in the number of people killed or seriously injured on Merseyside roads, a figure that stood at 577 last year.
