PLEASE HELP!!! X lane on motorway
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So I was driving on the m25 between Sevenoaks and gatwick when the speed limit changed to 5o I was in the lane before the first lane which would have been the hard shoulder. So I moved to that lane as I always stick to the speed limit and people get right up behind me.
Went through a lot of the gantry which is on the left of the motorway as it is a smart motorway. Then I realised that there was an x on that lane. So I immediately moved to the right and someone was in front of me ahead and someone was behind me. If I travelled previously through the x's am I going to get a fine and would I get ppints too.
Went through a lot of the gantry which is on the left of the motorway as it is a smart motorway. Then I realised that there was an x on that lane. So I immediately moved to the right and someone was in front of me ahead and someone was behind me. If I travelled previously through the x's am I going to get a fine and would I get ppints too.
So I was driving on the m25 between Sevenoaks and gatwick when the speed limit changed to 5o I was in the lane before the first lane which would have been the hard shoulder. So I moved to that lane as I always stick to the speed limit and people get right up behind me.
Went through a lot of the gantry which is on the left of the motorway as it is a smart motorway. Then I realised that there was an x on that lane. So I immediately moved to the right and someone was in front of me ahead and someone was behind me. If I travelled previously through the x's am I going to get a fine and would I get ppints too.
Went through a lot of the gantry which is on the left of the motorway as it is a smart motorway. Then I realised that there was an x on that lane. So I immediately moved to the right and someone was in front of me ahead and someone was behind me. If I travelled previously through the x's am I going to get a fine and would I get ppints too.
Don't think the legislation for camera enforcement is in place yet or will be anytime soon the way "the system" works
http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Highways-Englan...
http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Highways-Englan...
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https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=m25+smart+motorw...
Hi it was a sign like this. I'm really worried I will get a ticket been driving for 8 years and have a clean license. Do you think I will be ok
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=m25+smart+motorw...
Hi it was a sign like this. I'm really worried I will get a ticket been driving for 8 years and have a clean license. Do you think I will be ok
Some help from a government web page here, think you may have to wait and see if anything appears in the post.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-drive-on-a-smar...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-drive-on-a-smar...
Type R Tom said:
I believe they are trying to change the law to make the X 3 points but it's not happened yet.
West Midlands Police have this to say. https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/keeping-you-sa...
There's only cameras in 2 locations on that stretch, they both flash. Did you see a flash and can you narrow down what gantry you went under? See so many morons get caught out by these when travelling in the opposite direction trying to queue jump, amuses me greatly because it's always blatant what they're doing and you can see it coming a mile off
speedyguy said:
Don't think the legislation for camera enforcement is in place yet or will be anytime soon the way "the system" works
http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Highways-Englan...
Where is written, http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Highways-Englan...
"Failure to comply with a lawful traffic sign is an offence under section 36(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the penalty is a fine up to £1000, plus 3 penalty points or disqualification. But Highways England said that prosecution of the offence is difficult as it requires that it be witnessed by a police officer."
So if a police officer didn't spot you, you're in the clear. Were any around at the time?
Riley Blue said:
"But Highways England said that prosecution of the offence is difficult as it requires that it be witnessed by a police officer."
No it doesn't. The point, badly made, is that there isn't a 'lane closed' camera. It's actually news to me that there isn't a 'lane closed' camera system - which probably accounts for the lack of prosecutions. A s.36 offence can be detected by a red light camera (in appropriate cases), a police officer, a HATO, a member of the public. There's no reason that video evidence couldn't be used.
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