DRIVERS were clocked driving at well over 100mph on the same road near Worcester twice last year as an investigation throws the spotlight on the nation's worst speeders.

One driver was caught on a camera travelling at 116mph on the A449 (Hawford Mill) towards Claines (46mph faster than the limit) and another travelling at 107mph at the same point (37mph above the limit).

The examples of speeding were revealed by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) following a freedom of information request and the speeds were recorded across England and Wales.

One of the worst examples of speeding was in London Road, East Grinstead, Sussex where someone was recorded travelling at 128mph in a 30mph road - 98mph faster than the speed limit.

Britain’s two worst speeders (top speeds) were caught at 146mph, both by Kent Police on the M25. One was travelling anti-clockwise at Junction 5 at Clacket Lane Services, the other going clockwise at Swanley.

The fastest speed recorded in the West Mercia force area was on the A41 at Tern Hill towards Whitchurch (118mph). A driver was also clocked at 110mph on the M5 between junction 4a and 5 (Droitwich).

The statistics come from a freedom of information request made by the leading road safety charity to police forces in England and Wales.

The IAM asked each police force for the highest recorded incidences of speed caught on safety cameras in 2014, including locations, speed limits and top speed in each case.

Of the 41 police force areas the IAM requested the information from, 36 responded. All forces recorded at least one top speed over 110mph with the exception of City of London, Cleveland, Greater Manchester, Northumbria, West Midlands and South Yorkshire.

Sarah Sillars, IAM chief executive officer, said: “It is disheartening to say the least that some road users are showing such disregard for the safety of all other road users – pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and other drivers.

“At speeds of 140mph an individual is travelling at nearly two-and-a-half miles a minute. At that speed it is simply impossible to react to anything that might happen in front of you.

“It is also impossible to handle corners, gradients, street furniture and junctions with any effectiveness. In short, all these individuals are playing with their own lives and others – they are all accidents waiting to happen and it requires a major shift in the attitudes of these people to think about safety.”

A spokesman for the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia said: "The speed enforcement site on the A449 in Worcestershire forms part of the Safer Roads Partnership's core enforcement programme, where there is a history of road traffic collisions and casualties.

"Enforcement continues to take place here to reduce speeds and ultimately reduce collisions and casualties.

"Unfortunately a number of motorists still feel that breaking the speed limit is acceptable and enforcement activity aims to deter this and improve the safety of the road for all those who use it."