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    From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 1 11:23:22 2023
    A driver has been fined after stating he did not see a “no entry” sign on Chestnut Avenue in Bushy Park.

    The driver was found guilty in his absence at Ealing Magistrates Court yesterday (October 18).

    He was fined a total of £650 and was given three points on his licence.

    @MPSRoyalParks tweeted: “A driver who stated that he didn’t see the No Entry signs on Chestnut Avenue in #BushyPark was today found guilty in his absence at Ealing Magistrates court. He was fined a total of £650 and given 3 points on his licence.

    https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/23866327.driver-fined-not-seeing-no-entry-sign-bushey-park/

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Misogynist on Thu Nov 2 00:54:08 2023
    On 01/11/2023 06:23 pm, Simon Misogynist wrote:

    A driver has been fined after stating he did not see a “no entry” sign on Chestnut Avenue in Bushy Park.

    The driver was found guilty in his absence at Ealing Magistrates Court yesterday (October 18).

    He was fined a total of £650 and was given three points on his licence.

    @MPSRoyalParks tweeted: “A driver who stated that he didn’t see the No Entry signs on Chestnut Avenue in #BushyPark was today found guilty in his absence at Ealing Magistrates court. He was fined a total of £650 and given 3 points on his licence.

    https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/23866327.driver-fined-not-seeing-no-entry-sign-bushey-park/

    Who was on the chav-bike?

    Was it CyclingMickyTake?

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 2 00:28:53 2023
    QUOTE: He was fined a total of £650 and was given three points on his licence.ENDS

    Maybe if he had bothered to turn up in court, the penalty would have been lessened?

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Nov 2 10:38:39 2023
    Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    A driver has been fined after stating he did not see a “no entry” sign on Chestnut Avenue in Bushy Park.

    The driver was found guilty in his absence at Ealing Magistrates Court yesterday (October 18).

    He was fined a total of £650 and was given three points on his licence.

    @MPSRoyalParks tweeted: “A driver who stated that he didn’t see the No Entry signs on Chestnut Avenue in #BushyPark was today found guilty in
    his absence at Ealing Magistrates court. He was fined a total of £650 and given 3 points on his licence.

    https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/23866327.driver-fined-not-seeing-no-entry-sign-bushey-park/

    Hilarious…A few yards beyond the No Entry sign, there’s a 20 limit sign for that traffic that can’t use that section of the road!!

    You couldn’t make it up…

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    Spike

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 2 04:34:54 2023
    How the hell did he miss this?

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8uPYfLWgAAs_Sc?format=jpg&name=small

    :-o

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Nov 2 11:47:22 2023
    Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
    How the hell did he miss this?

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8uPYfLWgAAs_Sc?format=jpg&name=small

    :-o

    Looking at his speedo?

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Nov 2 06:26:15 2023
    On Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 11:34:56 AM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
    How the hell did he miss this?

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8uPYfLWgAAs_Sc?format=jpg&name=small

    :-o

    It's a wonder it has not been vandalised as it looks very similar to a LTN planter.
    The bête noire of gammons everywhere.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Misogyny on Thu Nov 2 15:00:59 2023
    On 02/11/2023 11:34 am, Simon Misogyny wrote:

    How the hell did he miss this? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8uPYfLWgAAs_Sc?format=jpg&name=small
    :-o

    That is not a lawful or an adequate "No Entry" command.

    Just as for speed limits, traffic lights and certain other sorts of
    traffic signs, the legal requirement is for a sign on either side of the
    road or carriageway.

    What is forbidden is to pass between the two signs (in the case of a
    properly signed "No Entry"). Without another sign immediately opposite
    on the other side of the carriageway, the "No Entry" command is not
    valid. And there is no reason why it should be.

    QUOTE:
    Traffic Signs & General Direction 2002

    Direction 8

    (3) Subject to paragraphs (4), a sign to which this direction applies
    (Sign 616 - No Entry to Vehicular Traffic) shall be placed on the
    relevant road at or as near as practicable to the point referred to in paragraph (2) - (start of restriction)

    (a) where the relevant road has only one carriageway, on *each* *side*
    of that carriageway; ...
    ENDQUOTE

    Get out of that, M'Lud Misogyny.

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Nov 2 09:15:56 2023
    On Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 1:26:17 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
    On Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 11:34:56 AM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
    How the hell did he miss this?

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8uPYfLWgAAs_Sc?format=jpg&name=small

    :-o
    It's a wonder it has not been vandalised as it looks very similar to a LTN planter.
    The bête noire of gammons everywhere.

    Just like this one - a "no motor vehicles" sign and the planter gets wrecked by vandals who don't even live near there.

    https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/resources/images/14270982/?type=responsive-gallery-fullscreen

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