MSE News: Olympics fines warning for London drivers

Former_MSE_Helen

"Drivers in London are being warned to stay out of special Games Lanes from Monday, or face penalties of up to £130..."

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Olympics fines warning for London drivers

Mr_Thrifty

And next in the news, "Do not drive through speed cameras in excess of the speed limit, else risk being fined and receiving penalty points on your licence..." ;-)

laughingboy

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

And next in the news, "Do not drive through speed cameras in excess of the speed limit, else risk being fined and receiving penalty points on your licence..." ;-)

Why is this not in the news? Where did you hear about this?

Stephen_Leak

Pepipoo is going to be busy.

Who is the official Private Parking Company of the London© 2012© Olympics©?

fivetide

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

And next in the news, "Do not drive through speed cameras in excess of the speed limit, else risk being fined and receiving penalty points on your licence..." ;-)

It sets a terrible precedent.

Next it'll be dedicated lanes for buses that you won't be able to use for queue jumping?

Where will it end and won't someone think of the children????

5t.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Will apparatchiks being whisked down the Zil lanes be trained to wave to the serfs (proletariat) in an aloof regal or limp wristed manner?

rtho782

By what regulation or statute do they enforce this rubbish? I'm pretty sure that road marking is not in the highway code.

Have this private company that have been given the ability to designate who can use part of the road network purchased these publicly funded roads?

pete_v

rtho782 wrote: »

By what regulation or statute do they enforce this rubbish? I'm pretty sure that road marking is not in the highway code.

Have this private company that have been given the ability to designate who can use part of the road network purchased these publicly funded roads?

Sadly, there have been various acts of parliament passed to enable much of the present Olympic authoritarianism. All the obsessive "brand enforcement", for example - there's an act making it a criminal offence rather than ordinary civil copyright infringement. And around the sailing venue in Weymouth they've grabbed a huge chunk of sea (which under ordinary law is free for anybody to use) and placed it under the control of the olympic authorities with the right to prohibit otherwise-lawful navigation - again all done by a special act of parliament.

So yes, however distasteful, I'm sure this stuff will be legal

Pete

rtho782

pete_v wrote: »

Sadly, there have been various acts of parliament passed to enable much of the present Olympic authoritarianism. All the obsessive "brand enforcement", for example - there's an act making it a criminal offence rather than ordinary civil copyright infringement. And around the sailing venue in Weymouth they've grabbed a huge chunk of sea (which under ordinary law is free for anybody to use) and placed it under the control of the olympic authorities with the right to prohibit otherwise-lawful navigation - again all done by a special act of parliament.

So yes, however distasteful, I'm sure this stuff will be legal

Pete

This annoys me intensely. If I was travelling to the olympics and saw a sign saying "Olympic traffic only" I'd assume I could use the lane, and then get a £130 fine.

Road markings that don't comply with the highway code and aren't listed here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/contents/made aren't supposed to be enforceable, was my understanding.

The whole olympic thing was always going to be a colossal waste of money, I guess we know now how the plan to recoup that is going to work.

oldgiraffe

Lets hope they have not taken away the rights of disabled drivers too.

NBLondon

I'm intrigued as to how it will actually be enforced. OK - the official cars have Olympic livery - will anyone try and make a bootleg set if they already have a BMW? Or if they are using ANPR - clone a set of plates from an official car?