FOI 408318
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 408318
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 13th May 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Please may I request the following information (if held):
- The number of successful prosecutions secured for exceeding the speed limit on the roads with reference specifically to TRACTORS and/or agricultural vehicles (as opposed to any other vehicle type)
- Please provide tractor/agricultural vehicle speeding prosecution figures for 2022-23, 2023-2024, 2025 so far.
- Can you please identify the HIGHEST illegal tractor/agricultural vehicle speed (in mph) recorded by the force, and what the speed limit of the road was at the time of the offence
- If possible, please provide details of the ultimate prosecution (fine, points on licence, etc) for the individual who recorded the highest speed while driving a tractor/agricultural vehicle.
Reply
4 successful prosecutions, 3 course retraining, 1 fixed penalty.
In 2023, JCB travelling 43mph in a 30mph limit
JCB travelling 37mph in a 30mph limit
JCB travelling 36mph in a 30mph limit
In 2024, JCB travelling 38mph in a 30mph limit
The highest captured speed was 43mph in a 30mph limit.
Fixed penalty of £100 fine and 3 penalty points.