Motorcyclist jailed four years for filming 189mph rides

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 19:29 · Archive

Amin Belechguer, 29, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to 21 counts of dangerous driving.

Amin Belechguer, 29, of Poynders Gardens in Clapham, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on 21 October 2026 after pleading guilty to 21 counts of dangerous driving. He received a four-year prison sentence, a 10-year driving ban, and his Kawasaki Ninja H2r motorcycle, which he had bought for around £19,500, was permanently confiscated.

Belechguer was arrested on 27 June 2025 after being spotted by police at around 10.45pm riding at speed along the A20 Ashford Road towards Maidstone. He was riding without a registration plate and attempted to provoke officers into a pursuit by slowing down and waving at them. Police pursued him for a short distance, during which he reached speeds of more than 130mph on a single carriageway with speed limits between 40 and 60mph. He crossed solid white lines into oncoming traffic on the blind brow of a hill before the pursuit was called off due to safety risks. A stinger was deployed further ahead, deflating his tyres. Belechguer attempted to escape on foot by running into roadside hedges but was quickly arrested.

A GoPro camera and his phone were seized at the scene. Footage recovered from his devices showed him riding at speeds of up to 189mph across Kent, London and Essex from 7 July 2024. The videos also showed him performing wheelies, undertaking vehicles, running red lights, racing at car meets, and riding on pavements and pedestrian crossings.

How it is being reported

• Motorcyclist jailed after filming himself doing nearly 200mph through EssexA motorcyclist who filmed himself riding through Essex, Kent and London doing speeds of nearly 200mph has been jailed for four years.Brentwood Guardian · 21 Oct, 17:53
• Motorcyclist jailed after filming himself doing nearly 200mph through EssexA motorcyclist who filmed himself riding through Essex, Kent and London doing speeds of nearly 200mph has been jailed for four years.Echo (Basildon) · 21 Oct, 17:53
• Motorcyclist jailed after filming himself doing nearly 200mph through EssexA motorcyclist who filmed himself riding through Essex, Kent and London doing speeds of nearly 200mph has been jailed for four years.Colchester Gazette · 21 Oct, 17:53

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