The trial of Britain's MOST NOTORIOUS speeder!

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    Tommy Davies (IG: @coedyglyn) tells the story of how he was prosecuted for a claimed record across the length of Britain from John o' Groats to Lands End in his Audi S5.
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  • @Gryphus-R
    @Gryphus-R 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3149

    The moment the judge said that he goes to the nurburgring twice a year, this guy was probably the most relieved person in the world

    • @Tzhz
      @Tzhz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +150

      And asking if the judge wanted to reserve the case was a stroke of genius, as they knew he was a car guy judge 😂

    • @onsomebits7486
      @onsomebits7486 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mummy and daddy are in with the masons

    • @jrbenson810
      @jrbenson810 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I would've yelled out "YES" and the immediately "Sorry your majesty" 😂

    • @jackass123455
      @jackass123455 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@jrbenson810 "your honor" your majesty is for the king/queen ONLY!

    • @jrbenson810
      @jrbenson810 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jackass123455 "I don't care" is reserved for idiots like you who think I care.

  • @ZboeC5
    @ZboeC5 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1065

    How incredibly lucky do you have to be to get the only Judge in the country that takes trips twice a year to the Nürburgring? LEGENDARY!

    • @ggee7391
      @ggee7391 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      A lot of judges are car enthusiasts.

    • @Shinkajo
      @Shinkajo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ggee7391a lot of judges are judges

    • @gbt722
      @gbt722 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How do you know its the only one.

    • @ZboeC5
      @ZboeC5 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@ggee7391 That's a bold statement.

    • @ZboeC5
      @ZboeC5 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gbt722 I don't anymore than you know the opposite to be true. But it's highly unlikely don't you think?

  • @bossallday415
    @bossallday415 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +385

    This is the old VinWiki i missed, I watched the whole video and didn't even question for a second how long it was. This was incredible story telling, keep up the great work and looking forward to more long form.

    • @HarunFarah
      @HarunFarah 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Great story telling , didn't notice it had been half an hour

  • @eddysmythe708
    @eddysmythe708 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

    Apart from debunking their evidence, I think representing himself in such an eloquent and articulate way must have impressed the jury. He is also clearly a charismatic character and all of those things helped him with his case. Well done!

    • @SebastianGrantElKiva
      @SebastianGrantElKiva 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Pretty cool dude. I think the geniuses on this channel really show what a bit of money can do.

  • @socialperson9983
    @socialperson9983 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3288

    You know what's the craziest part about all of this? How the prosecution was willing to put him behind bars just to save their own skin.

    • @renebarrera5286
      @renebarrera5286 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +193

      Because US prosecutors would NEVER indulge in such antics.cough "J6" cough.

    • @teabagtowers3823
      @teabagtowers3823 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some prosecutors would sell their children to Jimmy Savile if meant them saving their face.

    • @Fruitay425
      @Fruitay425 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +155

      That's so typical of prosecutors annnywhere.

    • @canadiankrispybacon1450
      @canadiankrispybacon1450 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup they just want the win if if they know they will lose they need to justify their jobs…like was said..they have murderers, physical assaults robberies…and this case…in reality they lied, didn’t have any res evidence…and spent untold resources on a hunch basically..can’t get him on one thing we will try something else to skirt the law on limitations…over charging him…BS!

    • @detecta
      @detecta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

      ​@@renebarrera5286 how does this comment relate to the us

  • @thetrivium2261
    @thetrivium2261 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2172

    Nothing is better than a good judge who doesn't default with the prosecution, and in fact detests sloppy attempts at stitch ups.

    • @piovo5222
      @piovo5222 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      (Dodgy judge was the rumor around the time when the case was happening)

    • @thetrivium2261
      @thetrivium2261 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@piovo5222 Typical state disinformation campaign! 👽

    • @Hebdomad7
      @Hebdomad7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      It's far better to let a guilty person go free than to jail an innocent person.
      Prosecution should be hard. As the law states it must be 'beyond reasonable doubt'. It stops innocent people going to jail and makes certain the guilty are guilty and that the investigators do their damn job properly and not try stich people up for crimes they didn't commit.

    • @SenatorBanana
      @SenatorBanana 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      couple of judges in my family. they detest police because they lie and make their (the judges) jobs much harder.

    • @nickacelvn
      @nickacelvn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hear hear, well done judge, very well done.

  • @elitedavidhorne8494
    @elitedavidhorne8494 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +301

    He was very lucky. The prosecution did a terrible job. I'd love to know how he drove that fast without setting off a camera. Especially the average speed stretch of motorway.

    • @5uper5kill3rz
      @5uper5kill3rz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      yeah this video was great and I'm happy for him but I just google maps'd it and it's saying between 13-17 hours haha so he must have broken the law lol but I guess it's the fact they couldn't prove it.

    • @mlee6050
      @mlee6050 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      ​@@5uper5kill3rzwell when average 90mph and anything that isn't a race track basically has max speed of 70mph
      Mind you it's like drive across America in 27 hours

    • @5uper5kill3rz
      @5uper5kill3rz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah exactly, it's an odd case really, it's also mind blowing that nobody saw him, I drive home on the M40 late at night a lot between Maidenhead and Oxford (no speed cameras) but still sit at 80 normally, you never know where the police are@@mlee6050

    • @DerbyshireBangers
      @DerbyshireBangers 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Most cameras just don't work to begin with or you get lucky with the photo unable to identify the vehicle. I used to travel pretty regularly on a large section of the route he would have taken and a friend used to do the same from London to up North and neither of us has ever got a speeding ticket on a motorway. Obviously not saying you won't be caught but it's not hard to imagine they weren't working.

    • @bogdaniorgulescu1641
      @bogdaniorgulescu1641 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      If you knew he'd be in prison

  • @dunder727
    @dunder727 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    It's absurd how law enforcement invests substantial time and energy scrutinizing someone's phone, especially in a speeding case, when there are murderers and pedophiles roaming free. Prioritizing resources is crucial, and focusing on more serious crimes like these should be priority number one. imo

    • @drewdabbs418
      @drewdabbs418 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      If people didn't commit petty crime the police would have more time to investigate serious crime.

    • @dunder727
      @dunder727 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      did he commit a crime tho? i saw no verdict?@@drewdabbs418

    • @reeddeer793
      @reeddeer793 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@drewdabbs418lolwat? The cops should be investigating the serious crime first, they’re just lazy. Prosecuting people like this is a waste of tax $

    • @lenny578
      @lenny578 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@drewdabbs418 Or maybe the police should focus more on those doing actual damage than those doing petty crimes. You're only making excuses for cowards whose wages are paid for by the people with the sole job of protecting said people.

    • @stephensmith8245
      @stephensmith8245 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      people end up killing people when consistently speed......

  • @clifbradley
    @clifbradley 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1439

    This trial was ridiculous. He is very much summarizing it. This thing took forever and was chronicled heavily over there forever.

    • @JSmith19858
      @JSmith19858 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      Was it? I've never heard of him, and I was glad about that he he seems to be a throbbing jeb end.
      Just do a track day if you want to drive fast.

    • @lucasokeefe7935
      @lucasokeefe7935 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      You're the one Clarksons police marksmen would go after

    • @JSmith19858
      @JSmith19858 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      ​@@lucasokeefe7935 Who? Me? Is that because I do track days and have raced cars, and still race bikes to scratch the itch, rather than driving like a bellsprout on public roads to gain notoriety

    • @canadiankrispybacon1450
      @canadiankrispybacon1450 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      @@JSmith19858yeah, I agree but they were past their time limits, no victim, no reports of dangerous driving, just one unrelated ticket that they could get the officer to show up for?..so they bring a charge that could send him to prison for 6+ years 🤔 80mph is not a lot of speed on those hwys those laws were from a time when 80mph was like going 120-150 in the older cars..the crime imho didn’t justify the potential punishment…they have their cameras out film in them..or if they want the revenue so bad hire more police officers…speed cams here…the ticket goes to the plate owner…the owner doesn’t affect their license at all…it’s about revenue not safety….and by the sounds of things the prosecution was just pissed off that they couldn’t get him and was overzealous, greedy trying to save face…like a pissed off vindictive GF mad because you broke off with her. Egg on their face…probably £10’s of thousands, if not £100k+ spent…great use of taxpayers money 🤔

    • @JSmith19858
      @JSmith19858 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@canadiankrispybacon1450 He was running his mouth about doing it. It's like someone running their mouth about commiting a high profile murder and being upset that the police try to pin it on them.
      Chat shit, get banged

  • @IIDave
    @IIDave 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2314

    Best VinWiki video in years. A great return to proper story telling. Gripping stuff.
    Typical UK Police, going after what they see as easy wins, rather than solving real crimes!

    • @scooby19967
      @scooby19967 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

      It must have been an awkward debrief for the police and courts after that verdict.

    • @Marlow925
      @Marlow925 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      Fact. Tell you the other side of the story. I've been plenty fast across the UK (when going from Ireland (southern) back home to Denmark). Never got a fine. Cause: too much paperwork.

    • @jalenwiggins5831
      @jalenwiggins5831 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Vin wiki has some great stories even in recent years you just have to find them... ​@Marlow925

    • @bulldog_k9_uk
      @bulldog_k9_uk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      The CPS decide what to prosecute not the police if it's going to the Crown Court. The police provide the 'evidence' and the Crown Prosecution Service decide if it meets criteria and then proceed to court.

    • @Derekzparty
      @Derekzparty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That's typically how I did my tests.
      Solve the easy questions first then come back for the harder ones.

  • @shoedil812
    @shoedil812 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    Dude! In a case against speeding THE best thing is to have a judge who goes to the Ring.
    This is priceless!

    • @GrahamCStrouse
      @GrahamCStrouse หลายเดือนก่อน

      That judge is awesome.

  • @gloryfiedrebel
    @gloryfiedrebel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +250

    I like how the CPS and courts set a precedent to help getting a law breaking copper off. And the fact that a murder got less attention than a guy being hounded by the CPS tells you everything you need to know about the UK legal system. There is no justice. You were very lucky to get a judge who isn't bent on exerting their power.

    • @mikey_bb
      @mikey_bb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Actually, the cop set his own precedent, as the CPS wanted him in prison but he argued that they couldn't prove it was dangerous driving & he was found not guilty...

    • @JackFN_VR64
      @JackFN_VR64 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mikey_bb it was some wank prosecutor with ambition on a power trip.

    • @jeffhubbard4688
      @jeffhubbard4688 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      The judiciary has nothing at all to do with the amount of publicity a case gets. That is the Media's job, and they know us so well they only bothered with the story they knew would be most eagerly read.
      The precedent was set because a Copper got clever. The CPS charged him FFS, so they were hardly trying to corruptly provide a get out of jail card for police officers. They also charged him because someone did their job and checked the mans black box readings, and even then they could all have just had a laugh and told the copper to slow down a bit, instead of spending thousands and wasting time going through a court case just to cover any future problems with a precedent. To even think that is serious 9/11 style idiocy.
      The guy in this video actually did what he was charged with, and got away with it because he argued his case better than those prosecuting him. That is our justice system. Short of getting God to step down and point at the guilty party, I can't think of a better system to have, than the British legal system. Can you?

    • @JackFN_VR64
      @JackFN_VR64 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jeffhubbard4688 how did he do it? there is no evidence?

    • @jeffhubbard4688
      @jeffhubbard4688 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@JackFN_VR64 I have no idea how he did it. That is his secret super power, plus the fact that no one started looking until 8 months after he had done it, and he has never straight up denied doing it. If that was China, pr any place where the individual has significantly less wriggle room if the persecution wants your arse, he'd still be doing his 6 years, 10 years later. It's not a perfect world, be thankful we live in a place where imperfection is given at least some tolerance.

  • @Marlow925
    @Marlow925 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +290

    Fair play for getting him on. The UK is not the country with the most CCTV cameras .. but it's in the top 3. Speed cameras in the UK are ridiculous. And he did play it right, because the fact that the UK has a speed camera network this wide and extensive .. and they didn't even follow protocol to check it ... or dismissed it to get a case .. is part of what got him off.
    It literally backfired for the prosecutor. Great story.

    • @ssu7653
      @ssu7653 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I think what made the case, was the original investigator giving testemony that they DID check the camera network.
      That would have changed minds from "those cameras could prove him guilty if they only checked early enough" into more like "there is no case here"
      When there is a trial by jury, it is not ALL about what you can prove. If they think you did it, your fighting an uphill battle evidence or not.

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@ssu7653 Even magistrates can be biased. A friend of mine in a car club had photo and video proof that there were no "50 mph" temporary speed limit signs on a stretch of motorway where he got a ticket for doing 74mph in a 50, that was actually 70 since it was unsigned. The magistrates still found him guilty saying the presence of the roadwork cones (there were no roadworkers as it was night) should have been enough. Total shambles! I'm not looking forward to my hearing in a few weeks.

    • @mikey_bb
      @mikey_bb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Your friend needed a better solicitor...

    • @srpacific
      @srpacific 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@boilerhousegarage hang on so he was still speeding even if there was no signage, what's the problem there?

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@@srpacific You're due for your next booster.

  • @DunnDifferent
    @DunnDifferent 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +622

    I watch a lot of long form content and most of the time my attention drifts off. At the end of this story o realized I just sat through half an hour and was enamored the whole time. What a fascinating and epic story with a fantastic ending!

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Big compliment buddy. Thank you

    • @alimahmud6926
      @alimahmud6926 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I realized this was 32 minute video after reading your comment. Wow

    • @Marlow925
      @Marlow925 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@tommydavies936 gripping story. good stuff you got off. And you know what .. i've triggered plenty of those speed and average speed cameras. You know, what those lads really seem not to pick up on ?? Irish (southern) number plates. Never got a fine. I guess it's too much paperwork. LOVE the fact, that you got a judge, that's a frequent Nürburgring goer. So great.

    • @atheosxgaming
      @atheosxgaming 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      i was blown away reading this comment to realise the video was half and hour. felt like 10 minutes.

    • @MaartenOosterbaan
      @MaartenOosterbaan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      agreed it didn't 'feel' like half an hour.

  • @Mysticpuma
    @Mysticpuma 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I don't think I have ever been so engrossed in a video which is effectively a monologue. Very interesting and thanks for sharing.

  • @cfish3r
    @cfish3r 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    That is one of the best TH-cam videos I''ve seen in a long time! Very informative, VERY interesting, and well put together. Thoroughly enjoyed watching that!

  • @roysoutdoorlife
    @roysoutdoorlife 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +137

    I kayaked John O'Groats to Land's End in 2021. It was a lot slower and took 2 months!

    • @danielseelye6005
      @danielseelye6005 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I take it you went via the Irish Sea rather than the long way around?

    • @roysoutdoorlife
      @roysoutdoorlife 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      @@danielseelye6005 Started on the east coast to Inverness, then the Caledonian Canal through Loch Ness etc, then down through the Inner Hebrides, Crinan Canal, Solway Firth. When I got to Wales, I paddled the River Dee to Chester the did the canal networks to the River Severn, then the Bristol Channel. Was solo so lived in a one man tent for 2 months.
      Didn't get pulled over once, although I did bump into the coastguard a few times!

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Huge respect. That's a hell of a challenge!!!

    • @roysoutdoorlife
      @roysoutdoorlife 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@tommydavies936 cheers bud. It had it's moments!

    • @pungarehu
      @pungarehu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I cycled it. Took me 10 days at an average speed of 12mph(ish)

  • @jdmandsuch6739
    @jdmandsuch6739 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    So that's where the term "BIG WiGS" comes from. Literally 😅

  • @DrKnowsMore
    @DrKnowsMore 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    In a world full of heinous crimes, it boggles the mind that they would attempt to send this guy to prison for a speed run basically.

  • @willsmith8586
    @willsmith8586 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's amazing how much alike the trials are for the UK and The US. Just talking about the formalities.

  • @jssouthtx
    @jssouthtx 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    This definitely makes the VINwiki stories “best of” compilation

  • @ShoelessJP
    @ShoelessJP 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +525

    This is a great story from a great story-teller, a complete rollercoaster of emotions. Well told (even though Cannnoball isn't something I'm really interested in).

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Rollercoaster of emotions for sure. Thanks.

    • @jbranche8024
      @jbranche8024 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Title should be Britain's Luckiest Speeder. Everything seemed to go right for him.

    • @LuckyCharms777
      @LuckyCharms777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A great story teller?! No offense intended to the guy, but he’s a horrible storyteller. He was all over the place instead of presenting it clearly and concisely. The story itself is great, but he told it poorly.

    • @dougerrohmer
      @dougerrohmer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@LuckyCharms777 I think a great story isn't so much about facts and logic, but entertainment value and I for one was entertained.

    • @LuckyCharms777
      @LuckyCharms777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dougerrohmer
      Yeah, so were the intellectuals who watched The Fast and the Furious franchise.

  • @burninskull2868
    @burninskull2868 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I rarely watch stuff like this, but as soon as i listened to the first five minutes, I was super invested. Watched the whole thing from A to B, and I am really happy that the charges were dropped and he was given a fair trial. By far an AMAZING video.

  • @Cybertron-cs7sk
    @Cybertron-cs7sk 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    When a police force priorities are speeding over violent crimes something is seriously wrong with the system!

  • @ugaugawoshawosha
    @ugaugawoshawosha 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +256

    The question is, how did he beat the speed cameras? He didn't even get close to hinting how he did that.😅

    • @Hybridesque
      @Hybridesque 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      We will never know...

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +185

      A magician never reveals his tricks 😂

    • @evanmurphy2473
      @evanmurphy2473 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +202

      F1 braking and accelerating

    • @jdmather5755
      @jdmather5755 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Never happened. No proof. Just an exaggerated story.

    • @priyampatel
      @priyampatel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@tommydavies936hats off sir

  • @gordythecreator
    @gordythecreator 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Hah! Say WHAT?? NO Closing Statement for the prosecution!? Now that is awesome

  • @stunter2875
    @stunter2875 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Kept my WHOLE attention with this video. Great job and story telling.

  • @Kel2542
    @Kel2542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the Vinwiki I miss. 30minutes and enjoyed every second

  • @fishingwithkar4871
    @fishingwithkar4871 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +307

    That's messed up they can give you a ticket for a fuel cell. It makes me happy to be an America because they can't do that here.

    • @dhilboy231
      @dhilboy231 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      crazy how we can get tickets for that, but car companies can sell cars out of the box with a roll cage and harnesses (which they can’t in America as far as I am aware)😅
      Laws are silly

    • @Musicreach101
      @Musicreach101 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      They can do whatever they want.

    • @corvette_jake7225
      @corvette_jake7225 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Depends on the state. California can and will state ref you for anything that isn't stock. Rims, exhaust, intake, suspension, wings etc.

    • @w.e.s.
      @w.e.s. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Na they just plant drugs on u here in America and ruin ur whole life

    • @fortyfukinseven
      @fortyfukinseven 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      They CAN, they just don't. It's technically illegal to modify your car in most places, just not enforced

  • @elementaldesign2520
    @elementaldesign2520 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    i cant believe this is a 30 minute video, didnt even realize that much time passed by the time i got to the end, great job on the story

  • @andrewhurley7118
    @andrewhurley7118 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    How much money and man-hours and government resources were spent on determining if this guy was SPEEDING. WHAT PLANET IS THIS????

  • @moshunit96
    @moshunit96 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good video. Just destroyed the old saying "a man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client." Its still true 99.9% of the time.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Stroke of luck with that Nurburgring Judge! 👊

    • @manymany4879
      @manymany4879 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      sounds more like Nuremburg judges. in other words kangaroo court.

    • @first_last01
      @first_last01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@manymany4879when you kick a man enough times...

    • @user-dv3fi7zs3t
      @user-dv3fi7zs3t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You think the Nuremberg trials were a kangaroo court, I give up on humanity 🤡

  • @Sean-John
    @Sean-John 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +135

    This is easily one of the best stories on the channel. Liked the longer video too

  • @Nikboyle
    @Nikboyle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Trial judge was a wonderfully humorous man called Bob Lindford - to quote him off the record “Davies was more eloquent than 50% of the lawyers that appear in front of him and should think about a career in law “…
    (Lindford is a good friend of My father who is a lawyer in Truro)

  • @whatta7793
    @whatta7793 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lol this lad is hilarious "it looked like VINwiki just sat a bus load down" referring to the Jury walking out lol

  • @colinritchie1757
    @colinritchie1757 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    A fascinating story brilliantly told

  • @EdBolian
    @EdBolian 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Certainly something to think about as we pull out of the Red Ball Garage...

    • @beardoe6874
      @beardoe6874 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Moral of the story: borrow a GPS tracker from a friend, preferably one who lives outside of the jurisdiction of any potential prosecution...

    • @henrik1743
      @henrik1743 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@beardoe6874leave a main phone at home 😂😊

  • @LunaMapping_KR
    @LunaMapping_KR 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Shoutout to the security guard lol, what a good lad

  • @jamessilcock2464
    @jamessilcock2464 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    One of the top stories I've head on VinWiki. Congratulations on the outcome !!

  • @rugu6869
    @rugu6869 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    When I first saw how long this video was, I thought, I don't have enough time for that. Wow! Am I glad I did watch it. Such a great story!

  • @stelvioooo
    @stelvioooo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Next week on VinWiki:
    "I was the jury and found Tommy Davies NOT guilty!"

  • @iankuah8606
    @iankuah8606 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A complete waste of public money that once again proves how Britain's Potemkin police look for easy targets and are not willing to go out and catch real criminals.

  • @captainhindsight8779
    @captainhindsight8779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. Simple advice really.

  • @JDelta87
    @JDelta87 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

    Prior to watching this video, I knew nothing of this situation. After watching, what a relief that he was cleared!

    • @LetoDK
      @LetoDK 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      But why? It sounds like he did it...

    • @jamesfromacct
      @jamesfromacct 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@LetoDKbecause if they can play the game of bending the rules to lock him up when they don’t have proof, they can do it to anyone. Unless they can prove it, they can’t lock him up for it, period. And they almost made the stumble of invalidating the whole speed camera network, which would’ve affected millions of tickets/people.

  • @gooutsideeveryday2017
    @gooutsideeveryday2017 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Oh man, the new judge reserved the case. I gotta strap in for the rest of this tale.

  • @TheMonk711
    @TheMonk711 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Wow! I had no idea this even happened! Honestly an amazing feat of driving to be honest, and it's about time some good came back into British motoring like this!

  • @theoysterman1
    @theoysterman1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The thing about PC Mark Milton testing his car at speed, was that his initial acquital was subsequently overturned in the High Court 2 years later. He received no sentence as the judge said he had suffered enough from the 2 trials. In 2013 he crashed his BMW at 92mph during a pursuit.

    • @mozza19-lg6zn
      @mozza19-lg6zn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      'Suffered enough' 😮 only a Police officer would have that treatment!!! Did he face anything for the crash I wonder?

    • @cafesociety8525
      @cafesociety8525 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@mozza19-lg6znwhy would he if it was during a pursuit?

  • @stantrisinhro
    @stantrisinhro 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This will be a Hollywood blockbuster one day!

  • @wesman420
    @wesman420 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Thank you for sharing that incredible story! So cool and fortunate to end up with that particular judge. Glad to hear that justice prevailed, can't imagine how tough and expensive that ordeal would have been. But one of the all time best stories from VINWiki for sure, hope to hear more from Tommy!

  • @elmeramuro
    @elmeramuro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    how embarrassing to live in a country with that much policing

  • @TheApocalypticDreams
    @TheApocalypticDreams 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Right or wrong, the verdict served the side of Justice well. There is no excuse for the Crown prosecutor to use less than reliable means and forms of evidence in a criminal case, especially one that could weigh heavily on a man's life.
    Prosecutors that go on unjust witch hunts should, they themselves be charged and prosecuted for their crimes against an individuals right to a fair trial. They tried to railroad you. I'm happy an relieved to know that sometimes the law gets things correct.

  • @JSmooth570
    @JSmooth570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This was one of the most engaging stories I have heard in awhile it needs a movie

  • @rizwanmukhtar178
    @rizwanmukhtar178 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    One of the best stories on here, first person account was awesome. Enjoyed the longer story!

  • @Gorbyrev
    @Gorbyrev 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That's one lucky Welshman.

  • @jagracershoestring609
    @jagracershoestring609 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I worked with a chap who reconned he used to get from Brighton to Stansted in an hour every morning going to work in a Jaguar XJ-S V12 5.3 Coupe. Cruise at 130 to 150 MPH, never got accused of speeding over twelve months.

  • @TheEarthwinders
    @TheEarthwinders 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Fantastic story. I love a good courtroom drama, unless I'm involved in it. Had my gut turning imagining your stress levels. Sounds like you did a great job representing yourself.

  • @mtnvalley9298
    @mtnvalley9298 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I'd read that screenplay. Thanks for the show Ed and Co.

  • @Oh_that_guy
    @Oh_that_guy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an incredible story teller. Awesome guest. This is what this channel used to be.

  • @AllBallN0Brain
    @AllBallN0Brain 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “I give the security guard a big hug, I don’t know who he was, but he’s alright.”

  • @scooby19967
    @scooby19967 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Followed this case at the time. Never knew it was this wild!!!! What a story! Well done Vinwiki for getting him to tell his story.

  • @adamsmith3254
    @adamsmith3254 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The OJ of speeding

    • @mozza19-lg6zn
      @mozza19-lg6zn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If the driving glove dont fit you must acquit. 😂

  • @nathanaisthorpe6928
    @nathanaisthorpe6928 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I would love to see a vid explaning how he got through those average speed cameras. Or what the average speed real was if he tuck some back roads

  • @cpear760
    @cpear760 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    5:22 Of all the judges, I get the one that goes to the Nurburgring twice a year. 😂😂😂

  • @The_SARC_Knight
    @The_SARC_Knight 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    This was a great story. Glad he got off safely! Thanks for hosting Vinwiki.

  • @G4RY1159
    @G4RY1159 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Pal of mine held this record back in the 80's, he done the exact same trip in a souped-up Ford Orion, long before Social media.

  • @shingie_x
    @shingie_x 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Been waiting on this one. I love these types of stories! Thank you Vinwiki!

  • @OnlyTheFinest125
    @OnlyTheFinest125 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +218

    Hearing this along with the speed cameras and putting someone behind bars for just speeding. Is insane for the amount of time that they're trying to put you in for...

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The US did the right thing when they told King George to bugger off. It's incredible how anti-freedom the UK has become.

    • @drillingig2368
      @drillingig2368 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      They try to make an example out of speeding here.

    • @backjarton01
      @backjarton01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drillingig2368Except even they can’t fix a charge to you for speed alone, amazing!

    • @TonyRule
      @TonyRule 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drillingig2368While people that seriously injure or even kill people in crashes, through simple driving incompetence, get off with suspended or very light sentences because they weren't speeding, as if that should even be a factor.

    • @jackassrower
      @jackassrower 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      welcome to the UK, where muslim rape gangs go free, but a speeding ticket will get you in prison.

  • @secunda007fred
    @secunda007fred 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This fellow might be a good driver , but he is an even better story teller !!!

  • @AnInterestedObserver
    @AnInterestedObserver 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for that. A really nice story. I look forward to the next episode.

  • @chickentonight22
    @chickentonight22 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Genuinely one of the best stories I've heard on this channel, bravo good sir 👏🏽

  • @livin4dios
    @livin4dios 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    That was well worth watching!

  • @blackhammerblack
    @blackhammerblack 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What made me smile was the fact the security guard was happy also “good ladddddd” lol you go get your car

  • @eieghn
    @eieghn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    My story involves a particular Ferrari BB512 that was converted back to Eurospec, and then modded to make even MORE power. I worked for The Sports Car Exchange back in 1979. Our customer wanted his car back "as quickly as possible" one Friday. I made it from the Eastside of Dearborn, MI to the west side of Lansing MI in 48 minutes. 97 Miles at an AVERAGE speed of 121.25 MPH. WHAT a drive! Done at night.... WOOOPH!

  • @alanbriggs86
    @alanbriggs86 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I almost didn't watch this, because it's a longer video and I'm on my lunch break, but I couldn't stop listening, amazing story! So happy for the driver!

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks Man. ❤

    • @XVXC-M8
      @XVXC-M8 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tommydavies936Why did you choose the S5 and not RS5?

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@XVXC-M8 same reason as anyone else right? Not enough pennies 😂

    • @unseen289
      @unseen289 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same haha I was waiting for my bike MOT still haven't left 😂

  • @1881Gordon
    @1881Gordon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    Audi driver? Suspicion of speeding? Guilty straight away 😅.
    Seriously though. A very well told, immersive, eye opening story, during which, no matter how thorough, articulate and meticulous he is, he still had to admit in the end that he was helped along by huge dollops of 'lady luck'. (And a Petrol head Judge).

  • @normiedeathsquad40
    @normiedeathsquad40 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    As much as I like to see a story where a normal bloke gets one over on a bullshit system, let's be honest you did it and you know you did it.

    • @shanesiva187
      @shanesiva187 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yup, he was a bit of a Naughty schoolboy.... he at least get '6 of the best' with a nice stinging Cane, like we got back in my day....

    • @rabbitfootedkitty1339
      @rabbitfootedkitty1339 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And

    • @normiedeathsquad40
      @normiedeathsquad40 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rabbitfootedkitty1339 and nothing, he got away with it so who cares?

    • @MrAddiebaddie
      @MrAddiebaddie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is not bad. Jesus speeding laws are a joke

    • @normiedeathsquad40
      @normiedeathsquad40 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MrAddiebaddie I agree, I'm just saying he knew he did it.

  • @yammy1000
    @yammy1000 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This shows what the british press & CPS are like. They would rather put more effort in to trying to jail someone enjoying a drive than a murderer. Always go after the easy target. Pathetic.

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    There i was, thinking about skipping this one. Boy I'm glad I didnt. Great story!

    • @tommydavies936
      @tommydavies936 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Glad you liked it mate. It was a wild ride.

  • @octaneandwrenches12
    @octaneandwrenches12 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Wow, what a story. We have it pretty good here in the United States. In many countries, you can not modify your car

    • @Jabber-ig3iw
      @Jabber-ig3iw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Compared to the rest of Europe the UK is pretty lenient, you can pretty much do anything as long as it doesn’t impinge on safety or emission control measures. People have road legal drag cars with thousands of horsepower, and the more changes you make the fewer rules you have to obey, plus we don’t have to wait 25 years to import a car, you can buy any car from any country at any time.

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Jabber-ig3iw You can still import in the US; it just had to meet the State's emissions and safety standards (some cars can't at all). The 25 years is when even in California, it becomes exempt from that requirement.

  • @trackbro991
    @trackbro991 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    UK has it different😭😭😭

  • @mrabomar1
    @mrabomar1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    all this just for speeding?? and that too 90mph 😂

    • @suicideslider
      @suicideslider หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thats england mate.

  • @HappyHarvick4
    @HappyHarvick4 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Best story in a long long time! Congrats Mate!

  • @Samo_Wings
    @Samo_Wings 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    A thirty minute video from VinWiki? How odd is this?! I love it though!

  • @mattcossel29
    @mattcossel29 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's cute that the British judicial system cosplays like it's still the 18th century 😂
    "I findith ye guilty! Thine judgment is the gallows in thy morn!"

  • @samthecar
    @samthecar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Same country that requires a tv loiscence

  • @mattg9971
    @mattg9971 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    This guy belongs here in the States. Pure American spirit and courage in the face of tyranny

  • @jeroenorriens2590
    @jeroenorriens2590 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    When he said the judge went to the ring twice a year, we all knew he was off the hook😂😂, #Carsguysunited 🎉

  • @JusSkott
    @JusSkott 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    😂😂😂 Reminiscent of two reckless driving tickets, where I told the judge: "Your Honor, You see my record, there's no collisions involved. How can it be reckless, when I clearly have a long history of speeding." 😂😂😂 was dropped to a normal speesing ticket.

  • @ethanh5978
    @ethanh5978 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Crazy it’s taken so seriously. 89MPH is around my average speed when I go home from college and the police have never troubled me 😂 guess the UK is a lot stricter than Texas on that

  • @aukanmeister
    @aukanmeister 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Finally a story to really match the "all the evidence"story 😊

  • @MattKremer39
    @MattKremer39 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Are the laws regarding these charges significantly worse in the UK than the US? Those possible sentence lengths seem crazy.

    • @user-mq2vh1vq4y
      @user-mq2vh1vq4y 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sounds like they were trying to say his radar detectors and however he defeated the cameras were "perverting the course of justice". Seems harsh!

    • @MattKremer39
      @MattKremer39 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ProphetAndLoss I see. That’s ironic since there were more lies and deceit in trying to prosecute than what he may have told.

    • @mikey_bb
      @mikey_bb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Perverting the course of justice is a wide reaching offence and doesn't just involve lying under oath in court. Contempt of court is a separate offence and would usually be the one applied for lying in court under oath.
      Also, the sentences given out are usually far below what is quoted. They like to use the maximum penalty rather than the average/typical sentence

    • @noxious89123
      @noxious89123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ProphetAndLoss It's not specific to lying in court, it applies to any action you may take to evade prosecution. So things like using illegal jammers and removing your number plates / using fake ones.

    • @Smart-Towel-RG-400
      @Smart-Towel-RG-400 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are similar laws in the states if you do something to cover up felonies

  • @joe2mercs
    @joe2mercs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Critical to all this was the fact that: the prosecution could not put him at the wheel of the car; they could not independently provide evidence that the alleged transgression had actually occurred on a specific date, or indeed whether it had ever happened at all; witnesses for the prosecution completely contradicted each other’s testimony with regard to the speed camera network; and no speed cameras were triggered by the car in question on the date in question; and although the GPS signal showed that the journey had been made the prosecution could not provide evidence or witness that he was in possession of his phone on that day.

  • @frzen
    @frzen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great story with a happy ending. What stopped the police man who caught him speeding from showing up, and he redacted his statement about catching him speeding? Seems like that was a massive influence on the jury

  • @michaelpyro87
    @michaelpyro87 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Wondered if he was going to appear on here. Great story and the press were after him over here in England for this mad lad.

  • @golf1diesel
    @golf1diesel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Smokey Nagata says hi. No engrish😂

  • @ost3005
    @ost3005 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What an amazing story - best I’ve watched in a very long time

  • @hardlivinglivinghard3933
    @hardlivinglivinghard3933 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    That was just an awesome story!! Had me laughing at the prosecutor during the trial.
    Great job!!

  • @MrCybergladiator
    @MrCybergladiator 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This was a fantastic video, best VinWiki i've seen in ages!

  • @OnTrackDetailing
    @OnTrackDetailing 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    I'm from the UK - This guy is a total legend in the car scene haha. I doubt we will ever see anything like it again, not least thanks to every single motorway being one of those stupid "smart motorways", welcome to the UK the home of the SPEED CAMERA -_-

    • @indy5280
      @indy5280 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Now combine that with terrible roads and mods basically being illegal unless it is a ricer mod and you have Belgium. Inspection people aren’t the best though so you can sneak mods past them

    • @henrik1743
      @henrik1743 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      How did he beat the cameras?

    • @InvagPrune
      @InvagPrune 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@indy5280j'ai regardé une émission belge avec la police et ils étaient fiers d'avoir arrêté plusieurs jeunes pour avoir conduit avec la drogue dans le système, tout a la fin de l'épisode le texte sur l'écran indique que tout les tests préliminaires était fausses et aucun des jeunes avait consommé, résultat du labo mdrr

    • @indy5280
      @indy5280 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@InvagPrunelol

    • @noxious89123
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      They're actually removing the "smart motorways" stuff, as it was found to have been the cause of fatalities when cars broke down and had no safe hardshoulder to stop on.