Nine drivers clocked at over 120mph in scotland

The figures have been revealed by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) after it made a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland. 

All the Top 20 were recorded on A roads. In each case the limit was 70mph. The top three are as follows: 

1 – 129mph: A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus 

2 – 127mph: A9 Perth to Inverness Road at Moulinearn, Perth and Kinross 

3 – 125mph: A74 (M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway Near To Holms Overbridge, Beattock 

The findings come after the IAM made a similar request for England last month, which revealed two cases of 146mph being recorded on the M25 in Kent, plus one motorist caught doing 128mph in a 30mph road in East Grinstead. 

Sarah Sillars, IAM chief executive officer, said: “A person who finds driving at these speeds acceptable on a public road needs to undergo a complete rethinking of their attitude with a training and rehabilitation programme. We firmly believe this is the best way of tackling what are undoubtedly persistent and repeat speeders. 

“We also renew our call for highly visible policing to ensure the threat of getting caught remains in drivers’ and riders’ minds.”

 

The full Top 20 list in Scotland is: 

Rank – speed/speed limit/location 

1 – 129/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus 

2 – 127/70/A9 Perth to Inverness Road at Moulinearn, Perth and Kinross 

3 – 125/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Holms Overbridge, Beattock 

4 – 123/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Whicketthorn Overbridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming 

5 – 122/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen road, near Mill of Forest, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire 

6 – 121/70/A90 Aberdeen to Dundee Road at Haughs of Finavon Farm, Angus 

7 – 121/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Torwood Overbridge, Junction 17, Lockerbie 

8 – 120/70/A9 Perth to Inverness Road at Moulinearn, Perth and Kinross 

9 – 120/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus 

10 – 119/70/M80, near to Barnego Road Overbridge, Dunipace 

11 – 117/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to North Overbridge, Junction 19, Ecclefechan 

12 – 117/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus 

13 – 116/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Torwood Overbridge, Junction 17, Lockerbie 

14 – 116/70/A90 Aberdeen to Dundee Road at Inveraldie, Angus 

15 – 116/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Whicketthorn Overbridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming 

16 – 115/70/A1 Road Adniston, East Lothian 

17 – 115/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Whicketthorn Overbridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming 

18 – 115/70/A74(M)/M74 northbound Abington near to Junction 13 

19 – 114/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway Near to north Overbridge, Junction 19, Ecclefechan 

20 –113/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to Cogries Overbridge, Beattock

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.