THE highest speed recorded on a Basingstoke road by a driver last year has been revealed by Hampshire police.
The information was obtained through a freedom of information request sent by the Gazette to the police force.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the request asked for information relating to the highest speed recorded on a Basingstoke road by a speeder in 2022.
Within the request, the Gazette specifically asked for details of the exact speed of the car, the type of car it was and the road the driver sped on.
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Hampshire police revealed that a Ford Fiesta driver had the highest speed recorded last year.
The driver was recorded going at 100mph on A339.
This speeder is the only recorded person to have exceeded the 100mph speed mark on Basingstoke roads last year.
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