BBC News : Congestion charges face legal challenge
Roland Perry
roland at linx.net
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:33:51 +0100
In message <3D35A35A.1712.1853E70@localhost>, David Hansen
<davidh@spidacom.co.uk> writes
>Of course some people will claim that they were unaware of the
>charging scheme and entered the area by mistake. This should result
>in them being given a compulsory eye test, with their driving licence
>suspended until they take the test. Given the amount of coverage the
>scheme has had I would be very sceptical of anyone who claimed they
>had not heard of it.
I've driven [1] in many foreign countries where the combination of
foreign language and an unfamiliar city has resulted in many otherwise
informative roadsigns being ignored. I think I still managed to see the
traffic lights and one-way systems though. On the other hand, what's
johhny foreigner doing driving on *our* roads, anyway ;-)
[1] maybe you would argue by definition unsafely
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Roland Perry