Ouch! 180mph = dangerous driving and 30 months clink

[4040vision]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/speeding-moto...

Speeding motorcyclist who used fake plates to hit speeds of 180mph caught out by his backpack

Paul Whyatt, 57, loved to hit speeds of up to 180mph - but was caught out in a speeding case doing a meagre 60mph



Mod Edit, do not copy and paste whole articles.

[Mr Snrub]

Not much sympathy here. This wasn't an isolated incident, got his kicks by baiting and outrunning the police and was carrying a knife so jail seems appropriate in these circumstances.

[Soov330e]

It wasn't the speed. False plates and a knife did for him.

[HustleRussell]

Mr Snrub said:

Not much sympathy here. This wasn't an isolated incident, got his kicks by baiting and outrunning the police and was carrying a knife so jail seems appropriate in these circumstances.

My thoughts exactly.

[GreatGranny]

Idiot, that it all.

[0000]

4040vision said:

the gym he owned

Powerfully built director?

[gtsl]

Wonder how old he is?


What was his name again?

[robemcdonald]

Did he like to speed at up to 180mph, but caught only doing a meagre 60?

I only ask because it's not clear from the original post.

[anonymous-user]

Glad he got caught.

[gtsl]

The guy does sound like a bit of a tadger. deserved what he got.

[cbmotorsport]

Always amazes me that people have the spuds to do this sort of thing.

[TooMany2cvs]

Soov330e said:

It wasn't the speed. False plates and a knife did for him.

Bit of each.

The article said:

14 months for perverting the course of justice, 14 months for dangerous driving and two months for carrying the sheath knife.

Doesn't look like one of life's geniuses. And... Wisbech.
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/thorney_moto...

Edited by TooMany2cvs on Thursday 16th March 16:50

[R8Steve]

Having the same rucksack as someone seems a bit like clutching at straws if that's all the evidence they had though surely?

Bit of an idiot regardless, you'd have thought he could at least put a false plate off another bike as well!

[Soov330e]

cbmotorsport said:

Always amazes me that people have the spuds to do this sort of thing.

Well ditto robbing a back. That takes big stones - given that if you get caught it's 10-18 years!!


Some people just don't think that far ahead.

"Why did you stab him".

"He disrespected me innit"

[mackay45]

Soov330e said:

Well ditto robbing a back.

Extremely spineless in my opinion.

[Sloan85]

Mr Snrub said:

Not much sympathy here. This wasn't an isolated incident, got his kicks by baiting and outrunning the police and was carrying a knife so jail seems appropriate in these circumstances.

I like the way Snrub thinks.

[Centurion07]

R8Steve said:

Having the same rucksack as someone seems a bit like clutching at straws if that's all the evidence they had though surely?

Bit of an idiot regardless, you'd have thought he could at least put a false plate off another bike as well!

When they went to his house having caught him on cam on genuine plates, he came up with some story about a gym acquaintance testing the bike so the police went to check the gym's CCTV whereby they couldn't find the acquaintance but lo and behold DID manage to find footage of matey with the rucksack.

Admittedly not as good as catching him at the roadside but certainly a lot more than just having the same bag.

[HairyMaclary]

LAD!

[ashleyman]

He overtook an off duty police officer on solid white lines on the A47 near Sawtry, on April 9, Cambridge News reports.

Whyatt was asked to pull over but after gesturing to the hard shoulder he increased his speed to more than double the speed limit.

The officers began a pursuit but due to its high speed and risk to the rider and other members of the public it was discontinued.


Am I reading this correctly that an OFF DUTY Police officer initiated a pursuit?

[R8Steve]

Centurion07 said:

R8Steve said:

Having the same rucksack as someone seems a bit like clutching at straws if that's all the evidence they had though surely?

Bit of an idiot regardless, you'd have thought he could at least put a false plate off another bike as well!

When they went to his house having caught him on cam on genuine plates, he came up with some story about a gym acquaintance testing the bike so the police went to check the gym's CCTV whereby they couldn't find the acquaintance but lo and behold DID manage to find footage of matey with the rucksack.

Admittedly not as good as catching him at the roadside but certainly a lot more than just having the same bag.

The only way they could link him to the bike with the false plates was that they had the same rucksack though, it could have just been any random with the same bike/rucksack.

I don't get how catching him on the real plates enabled them to link him to the bike with false plates.