Businessman 'hit 140mph' in McLaren supercar that was too fast for cops

Saad Qayyum hit estimated speeds of 140mph on the M77 leaving police motorbikes unable to catch him

A car company boss drove a £300,000 McLaren supercar along a motorway at more than double the speed limit - driving so fast police motorbikes couldn’t catch him.

Ahmed is the owner of the car but was suffering from a leg injury at the time, so asked Qayyum, the director of firm SI Motors Trading Ltd, to drive. Top news stories today Qayyum denied driving dangerously by driving at speeds in excess of 110-miles-per-hour between junctions 4 and 2 of the M77 and went on trial over the claims.

“I put on blue lights and sirens and we started making off after it. We only caught up with it when it slowed down.

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