Not been on here for a while so apologies if this has been covered:
From, Mondays Nottm Eve Post:
Quote:
IS YOUR SPEED TICKET LEGAL?
Thousands of motorists in Notts have been wrongly convicted of speeding.
That's the view of an expert who says many of our road signs are not lawful.
Richard Bentley said Nottingham was a "disaster zone" for signing.
Mr Bentley, a traffic signs consultant and expert court witness, said police
and highways chiefs were aware of the problems but still prosecuted.
A damning dossier of evidence seen by the Evening Post includes:
An unenforceable 40mph limit on the A6514 ring road.
A type of 30mph speed sign that was supposed to be decommissioned in 1972.
Signs telling drivers they can travel at 60mph in a 30mph zone.
A sign telling cyclists to break the law by riding up a one-way street.
A High Court appeal has been lodged that could see thousands of people
overturning convictions for breaking a 30mph limit on the A610.
Mr Bentley said: "By not having the right signs people are losing their
jobs, their homes and their marriages, when an Act of Parliament
prohibits them from having a conviction if the signing is wrong."
The city highways authority and police say any signs which are proven
illegal will be changed, but will continue to enforce them until then.
>>"police and highways chiefs were aware of the problems but still prosecuted"
And:
"The city highways authority and police say any signs which are proven
illegal will be changed, but will continue to enforce them until then"<<
Sounds about right for the scammers, fearful of losing any (illegally obtained) Revenue:
>>"A High Court appeal has been lodged that could see thousands of
people overturning convictions for breaking a 30mph limit on the A610"<<
Let's hope they have to pay back countless millions.
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