Police snap one speeding vehicle every 50 seconds on A43 in Northamptonshire

Stunned traffic police clocked speeding vehicles at a rate of more than one every minute at a rate of during an operation on the A43 in Northamptonshire.

The county's Safer Roads Team snapped 128 cars and 53 goods vehicles exceeding speed limits in just 2½ hours — that's one ticket every 49.2 SECONDS.

Eight vehicles topped 100mph in the 70mph zone with one maniac caught doing an eye-watering 126mph on the stretch between Towcester and Silverstone.

Another eight drivers also face fines for not wearing seatbelts — among 22 caught county-wide as part of a national crackdown.

Three weeks ago the same crew caught another drivers doing 123mph on the A43 between Towcester and the M1.

Safer Roads Operations Manager, Matt O’Connell, said: “It is really disappointing, despite all the warnings that so many drivers still chose to drive over the limit.

“Speeding kills – it is as simple as that.

“It amazes me how much contempt there often is for our speed vans when they exist solely to keep our road users safe. We will never make any apologies for them being out there as they do a really important job.

"It is one of the four biggest dangers while driving and the difference of even just a few miles per hour can be the difference between life and death.

“It is hard to understand why so many people continue to put their own life and the lives of others at risk by speeding when the consequences of getting it wrong are so extreme, and can leave families devastated by the loss of loved ones.

“Whenever you get the temptation to press a little bit harder on that accelerator, please ask yourself – is it really worth it when the consequences of getting it wrong are so extreme?"

Drivers clocked at over 100mph can be disqualified for up to 56 days and face maximum fines of £1,000.

Last year, 42 people were killed on the county’s road network, and a further 347 were seriously injured.

investigations revealed that excessive speed was a contributing factor in 14 per cent of collisions.