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The £100 car that clocked 480 mph
CAREFUL driver Joanna James was clocked speeding in her ageing Austin Maestro - at an amazing 480 miles an hour.

Joanna, 28, was stunned to be hit with the supersonic speeding ticket in her 14-year-old runaround car bought for just £100.

The 480mph speed in the G-reg Maestro was faster than supercars such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis - and twice the take-off speed of a Boeing 737 jet.

Mother-of-three Joanna said, "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the ticket said I was doing 480mph.

"I can barely reach 48 miles an hour in my old car never mind that sort of speed....