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Was a lorry driver exonerated in court for warning oncoming drivers of a speed trap?
Many years ago I believe you ran a item in your pages concerning a lorry driver being found guilty by police for warning drivers of a speed check/trap, but on appeal to the law lords he was exonerated. If that was the case I haven't seen you comment on this. Maybe the gentleman concerned should have given a soft answer to turn away wrath, or should it be the law’s the laws the law?
Asked on 10 February 2011 by PN, via email
Answered by
Honest John
Someone was prosecuted for this late last year. Basically if the police cannot prove that the oncoming drivers were either speeding or intending to speed then a flasher has no case to answer. But the man prosecuted last year flashed a van when it was already in the sights of the police laser gun so they could prove it was speeding when he flashed it and that's why he got done for impeding a police officer in the course of his duty.
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