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A freedom of information request has revealed that on a single road in London last year, 1,580 Motorists were fined in a single day. Their crime? Driving down the road. Hammersmith and Fulham council took it upon themselves to decide they wanted this particular area to be an “LTN”, which means — and I had …
Dear All, I got an alert last week that “pinged” me talking about “Digital Driving Licences”. If you’re a long time Member, you’ll know that I’ve been warning about the march towards totalitarianism for a long time. And the launch of the new Digital Driving Licence in the UK this year is a major piece …
A well known journalist, Iain Dale, has just successfully had his speeding case thrown out of court… He was “caught” driving at 66 mph by the exact camera we exposed in may last year — on the A20 in Kent. The speed limit was changed from 70mph to 40mph overnight, with only small “repeater” signs installed …
Dear All, Happy 2025! Its hard to believe that its now 20 years since I started BTST. In that time, I’ve witnessed significant changes in our country. Sadly, mostly for the worse… So, for the now traditional New Years Day newsletter, I wanted to talk about hope. As most of us are now aware, we’ve witnessed …
Dear All, I have alerts set up to receive articles relating to speed cameras every day. In recent times these articles have gradually morphed in to blatant propaganda that’s clearly been “seeded” to so called news outlets to push some agenda or another… I usually laugh when I read these articles, and ponder how just a …
For months now I’ve been pondering just what the government are up to with simultaneously closing thousands of roads across the UK without any explanation. I just knew that it had to be something nefarious, and that it is likely a “conspiracy”, which willbe good for the government and bad for us… But I couldn’t quite …
A few months ago I went to sell a car on Autotrader. I uploaded the photos, wrote the description, and selected all the options… Then, to my extreme irritation, I got this message: That’s right, unless you are prepared to send Autotrader (as well as whoever they share datawith) your passport and a picture of …
Dear All, In recent months In the South East, I’ve noticed that on almost every journey there is at least one road closed… For example, earlier today I took my daughter to school. The journey time is usually ~30 minutes, but the Mrs warned me that you now need to take some obscure route along single track …