Elliot Butler Warns After 188mph Isle Of Man Tt Speeding Case
Police said isle of man tt speeding has already topped last year’s total, after one rider was recorded at around 188mph in a 50mph zone during the 2026 Isle of Man TT. Inspector Elliot Butler said the figure was “astronomical,” and officers have also dealt with a separate case of around 60 miles per hour through Onchan’s 30 mile an hour limit.
Elliot Butler Onchan warning
Butler said the 188mph case stood out immediately. “There was somebody caught doing I think 188 miles per hour in a 50 zone, which is astronomical,” he said, putting the speed in plain terms that leave little room for interpretation.
He then pointed to another offence on ordinary roads, saying: “It's a small road, you're doing nearly double the speed limit through there, [and] it's a 30 mile an hour speed limit and I believe they were doing around 60 miles per hour through it which is just unacceptable.” The Onchan example shows the issue is not limited to one extreme reading.
2026 TT speeding fines
Police said more speeding fines have already been handed out at this year’s TT than during the whole 2025 event. That puts the 2026 tally ahead of last year with two days of action still remaining, a sharp escalation for a meeting that draws thousands of motorcyclists every year from the UK and around the world.
Butler also drew a wider line from the roadside offences to the people living along the course. “They come over here to have fun and to have a good time and we want them to do that. We just don't want people to over step that mark. We don't want to pick people up off the road or attend a serious incident because a ripple effect from that is far more than just dealing with those people at a scene,” he said.
Friday, 5 June races
The TT was due to continue on Friday, 5 June, with three races scheduled, before Saturday’s revised timetable closed the meeting with two more races in the Superstock and Sportbike classes. For police, the final stretch means more opportunity to keep the pressure on speeds that have already pushed beyond last year’s level.
Butler said the effect reaches beyond riders and marshals. “It affects families, people over here, locals, sometimes businesses, farmers having their fences gone through all sorts of things. The amount of people affected don't really realise until it affects them, and we don't want it to affect them.”
