Lotus Head Avoids 102 MPH Speeding Infraction With Ridiculous Excuse
Amazingly, his excuse seems to have worked!
I'm going to assume this excuse only worked because Jean-Marc Gales is actually the head of Lotus, and that if someone like you or I were to try the same thing, it would backfire spectacularly in our faces.
Mr. Gales was caught doing 102 MPH in a 70 MPH zone but got off scot free because he was in his Jaaaaag. Just kidding, he managed to convince a magsitrate that in order to continue test driving new cars himself, he would have to avoid any further points added to his existing eight.
It was decided that Mr. Gales would simply have a 30 day ban slapped on him rather than adding more points. He was also instructed to stick to test tracks and avoid using the A11 to test cars.
On the other end of the spectrum, the director of campaigns at road safety charity Brake, Joshua Harris, said:
"Driving over the speed limit is selfish, reckless and endangers lives. There is no justification for travelling at the speeds demonstrated in this case and Mr Gales should count himself lucky that he did not receive an additional six points on his licence, resulting in a 12 month ban.
Excessive speeding is a menace on our roads and the law should be used to its fullest extent, making clear that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated.”
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Comments (9)
Nobody noticed how efficient the car he was driving is?!?!?! 102MPG 😂
102 MPG, WTF from a Lotus? Hey Toyota, take note
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Please don't quote Brake. If they had their way we'd all be driving around at 5 mph with a man with a red flag in front.
He didn't get away with it really, he did get a ban. I know of colleagues that have had this happen as well for 115 on the M11. In their case it was late at night with no one else on the road. Whilst that's not an endorsement of his behaviour there are times when driving at that speed is less dangerous. It's good to see that the courts are still able to use their discretion.