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Road signs for immigrants and tractor units on the rampage
This week has been an especially strange one for road transport. It started off with the story of the bilingual road signs erected by the Highways Agency on a major road diversion on the ShropshireCheshire border. Given the location near the Welsh border, you might expect the language of Glyndwr to take the second slot but no, it was Polish, apparently due to the number of immigrant drivers in the area.
Meanwhile in Swansea, 47-year-old Glenda Askew's response to a speeding accusation was to write in her daughter's name to the CPS, saying that she (Glenda) had been killed in a car crash. She is now awaiting sentencing for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Back to Presteigne, in Mid Wales, where residents chased a Tarmac-liveried Mercedes tractor unit being driven across the gardens in their quiet cul-de-sac. It eventually hit a wall and flattened a neighbour's bush. When police arrived, they discovered that 43year-old Ian Parker was three times over the drink-drive limit. His tally: a 28-month ban; 100 hours community service; and £169 for the arresting PC's new glasses. Oh, and he no longer works for Tarmac.
Finally, share a thought for our friends at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, whose impressive West End headquarters is now inside the extended Congestion Charge zone by less than 100 metres, Surely nothing personal,
A SMMT's West End headquarters eh Ken?