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A driver who never passed his test hit speeds of 120mph as he led police on a 36-mile motorway chase.

Reckless Scott Flisher, 25, also rammed four patrol cars, causing £31,000 damage, a court heard.

He was heading to a car boot sale when police gave chase after clocking him doing 85mph early on August 28 last year.

Instead of stopping, the dad-of-four hit the accelerator of his Seat Leon before coming off at a ­junction and rejoining the motorway in the opposite direction.

Eight cars tailed him as he hit a top speed of 120mph and raced down the hard shoulder to dodge a roadblock.

After leaving the M20 in Kent again, he crashed at a roundabout and was boxed in. But he rammed his way out, forcing one officer to dive out of the way.

He got just 30 metres before fleeing into woods on foot, where he was caught.

At Maidstone crown court, Flisher, of Rochester, was jailed for 18 months after ­admitting dangerous driving and linked offences. He was also given a 33-month road ban.

Charlotte Hole, for Flisher, told the court he suffered from ADHD and “didn’t see the danger of his actions”.

Det Con Chris Relf, of Kent Police, said: “It is down to sheer good fortune no one was seriously injured.”