Driver charged after being clocked at 110mph on AWPR
A driver has been caught speeding at 110mph on the AWPR near Aberdeen.
A driver has been caught speeding at 110mph on the AWPR near Aberdeen.
A businessman who tried to avoid more than a dozen speeding tickets by blaming his dying wife and elderly members of his family has been called “callous” by police after he was given a suspended prison sentence.
Dainius Grigonis was clocked at the eye-watering speed as he sped along the A92 Aberdeen to Blackdog road, then the A90 Blackdog to Toll of Birness road, and the A952 Toll of Birness to Mintlaw road.
A Facebook group sharing the location of police carrying out speed checks on vehicles has been branded "a disgrace".
Police are keen to educate, rather than punish, north-east motorists in a bid to encourage safe and responsible driving.
A man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal after driving almost double the speed limit in Aberdeen.
Up to seven out of 10 vehicles exceeded the speed limit on 30mph roads during the first coronavirus lockdown, according to new figures.
More than 82 per cent of the British driving public are in favour of utilising speed cameras to fine drivers speeding near schools.
One in six (18%) drivers admits to speeding above 100mph, a new survey suggests.
Figures show that since 2013, there have been four recorded collisions with injuries on the stretch, as well as one serious injury.
Police in Aberdeen have been cracking down on motorists flouting the law this week.
Several motorists have been caught driving dangerously or in excess of the speed limit following a crackdown by police in the Peterhead area.
The Orkney Islands have seen a 213% increase in recorded sexual crime over the last 10 years, while the number of drugs crimes recorded in the area increased by 185% in the same time frame.
A police operation has led to 14 drivers in Aberdeen being charged with speeding offences over four days.
Police carried out speed checks in three north-east areas today.
Speeding tickets have been given out to motorists going above the speed limit on a busy north-east access road.
North-east police were out conducting a speed check operation following reports of speeding in Aberdeen.
Two motorists were caught driving 70 miles per hour through an Aberdeen community.
Traffic calming measures are being planned for a north-east village.
Owen Clark swerved and undertook an unmarked police vehicle on Westburn Road in the city on January 14.
More than a dozen people have been charged in connection with speeding on a north-east road following a police operation.
A man has been charged after police spotted a vehicle travelling at 90mph on a stretch of the A96.
A motorist in the north-east has been charged after police detected a vehicle travelling at 98mph in a 60 zone.
A man has admitted driving dangerously at "grossly excessive speed" on an Aberdeen road.
Three drivers were stopped and warned about their speeding following a police operation in the north-east.
North-east police launched a speed checking operation following reports of speeding in a region of Aberdeen.
A man has been reported for dangerous driving after an Audi was caught by police being driven at more than 100mph in the north-east.
Police are urging motorists to drive safely after a man was caught going almost 120mph on a major north-east road over the bank holiday weekend.
Four drivers were stopped for speeding in an Aberdeen neighbourhood following a police operation.
A motorist has been caught driving at more than 130mph on a major north-east road.