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The FB group has about 700-800 members. Someone on there has said approx 20,000 - 30,000 people have been fined (which I'm not sure can be true).
Many people given multiple fines, often ten or more, facing loss of their licenses, financial hardship etc etc.
TfL is alleging a "third party" was responsible for the installation of a 50mph sign on a section of the A20 which has been tempoarily reduced to 40mph, something to do with flooding..
I believe that legally, the people with fines will win their cases at court because motorists can only be expected to follow the speed limit shown on a sign, they are not expected to query whether that sign was installed by an unauthorised third party.
Even just assuming 700 people have the fines, that will overwhelm the court system and I suspect they will have to cancel them.
Was on BBC News SE but scant mention elsewhere, despite this being unprecedented, and a very unorthodox situation.
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The FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1040378643884255/
Many people given multiple fines, often ten or more, facing loss of their licenses, financial hardship etc etc.
TfL is alleging a "third party" was responsible for the installation of a 50mph sign on a section of the A20 which has been tempoarily reduced to 40mph, something to do with flooding..
I believe that legally, the people with fines will win their cases at court because motorists can only be expected to follow the speed limit shown on a sign, they are not expected to query whether that sign was installed by an unauthorised third party.
Even just assuming 700 people have the fines, that will overwhelm the court system and I suspect they will have to cancel them.
Was on BBC News SE but scant mention elsewhere, despite this being unprecedented, and a very unorthodox situation.
Dozens of drivers fined for 'speeding' on Sidcup A-road 'with wrong speed limit sign'
Drivers have been hit with speeding fines after the speed on a busy A-road in Sidcup has been lowered, but a sign with the wrong limit still remains…
www.newsshopper.co.uk
The FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1040378643884255/