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Porsche driver jailed for 277km/h speed
25/09/07
The fastest driver ever convicted of speeding in Britain has been jailed for 10 weeks after he was clocked at 277km/h in his company's Porsche.
The fastest driver ever convicted of speeding in Britain was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday after he was clocked at 277km/h in his company's Porsche.
Tim Brady, 33, was caught on January 27 driving the STG98,000 ($A229,185) Porsche 911 Turbo which he took without permission from his employer, luxury car rental firm HelpHire.
The previous record - 251km/h - was set by car dealer Jason McAllister in 2003.
Brady had nagged his boss to take the Porsche out the day before but was repeatedly told no, the court heard.
He returned the next day and took the car anyway.
Judge David Morton called the act "criminally self-indulgent".
"(You were) utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent," he told Brady.
Brady, who admitted dangerous driving at a hearing last month, was banned from driving for three years and will have to take a new driving test before taking to the road again.
He quit his job a day after he was caught near Kingston Bagpuize, about 95 kilometres west of London.
Porsche driver jailed for 277km/h speed
25/09/07
The fastest driver ever convicted of speeding in Britain has been jailed for 10 weeks after he was clocked at 277km/h in his company's Porsche.
The fastest driver ever convicted of speeding in Britain was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday after he was clocked at 277km/h in his company's Porsche.
Tim Brady, 33, was caught on January 27 driving the STG98,000 ($A229,185) Porsche 911 Turbo which he took without permission from his employer, luxury car rental firm HelpHire.
The previous record - 251km/h - was set by car dealer Jason McAllister in 2003.
Brady had nagged his boss to take the Porsche out the day before but was repeatedly told no, the court heard.
He returned the next day and took the car anyway.
Judge David Morton called the act "criminally self-indulgent".
"(You were) utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent," he told Brady.
Brady, who admitted dangerous driving at a hearing last month, was banned from driving for three years and will have to take a new driving test before taking to the road again.
He quit his job a day after he was caught near Kingston Bagpuize, about 95 kilometres west of London.
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