A person I know was sent a fine for entering Orchard Rd in Hounslow at 8.45, turning LEFT into this very narrow road, Off Wellington Road south, they have a sign either side ONLY as you enter the road stating No vehicles 8.15-9.15 and 2.45-3.45; except permit holders, because there is a school down there . TRUST ME fines are sent out during those times when the school isn’t open , ie Xmas and summer holidays
There are no previous warning signs on the main road , and as I say it’s narrow, the sign on the LHS is hidden by the column of the vehicle and the RHS by any large vehicle .
The ability to know the time at any set period whilst driving is virtually impossible to know , to see the signs turning left is virtually impossible and typical of Hounslow they’ve rejected the appeal - as do they do legitimate appeals , as I already know .
Would you pay an unjust fine ,or fight it to court and hopes the judge sees sense ,surely you have to know you’re breaking a law to be found guilty of it, after all in 1/1000000 chance you see these signs , know the time , there is zero time to react you’d have to do an emergency break, possibly get a bus or lorry crashing into you , you'd then have to reverse out back onto a main road, which I understand is an illegal manoeuvre .
Any thoughts.
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