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You are, it would appear, always right. "Smug of Suffolk" here has just been snapped doing 54mph in a 40mph zone - I have been driving 35 years without an incident of any sort. I was keeping up with...
A couple of months ago I made a round trip from Stansted to Croydon and back. I passed over Tower Bridge at 01.00am on the return journey. Shortly after, I received notification that I was to be prosecuted...
Last week one of my heavy goods vehicles went through a Gatso style camera on the single carriageway A5 Northbound, Red Gate junction. The posted limit is 50mph and my driver has been reported for travelling...
Motorists shouldn't get too enamoured with the recent government pronouncement of “Intelligent Speed Adaptation” GPS speed control for cars. Sponsored anti-motoring organisations such as BRAKE are enthusing...
I have a problem. On a well-used route there are two 30MPH SLOW DOWN signs, neither of which appear to be working. So how do I tell the police without admitting I have exceeded the speed limit?
I have received a Notice of Intended Prosecution telling me that I was travelling at 36mph contrary to ...etc., etc. I can't dispute that. I saw the static camera flash. What I can't get over is that...
Can you please try to publicise the Portuguese system whereby the speed cameras are linked to a pedestrian crossing 100 yards down the road, that turns to red for 30 seconds if you exceed the limit. The...
 

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