This Man Got Fined Because The Traffic Camera Mistook A Woman's T-Shirt For His Registration Plate

You think traffic cameras are super accurate nowadays. Well, this article will make you think otherwise.

A man who received a ?90 fine for driving in a bus lane was left totally confused when he saw the picture evidence the council had provided that a woman wearing a 'knitter' t-shirt which the camera appeared to confuse for his vehicle's registration plate.

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54-year-old David Knight from Dorking, Surrey, was fined for allegedly driving in a bus lane 120 miles away in Bath, somewhere he knew he hadn't visited recently.

However, all became clear when he saw the hilarious evidence the council had provided to support the charge. It turned out the camera had somehow managed to confuse a woman walking in a bus lane wearing a t-shirt reading 'knitter' with David's car. David's personalised registration plate - KN19 TER - is a reference to his nickname 'Knighter'.

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David's wife Paula said the council call handler 'burst out laughing when she realised what had happened, and the council agreed to cancel the fine.

Paula, 54, told Daily Mail, "The fine had already gone up from ?60 to ?90 because we hadn't paid within 30 days. "Obviously no one had looked at the picture and it had been computer-generated."

David added: "We've been laughing about it a lot. There was no way I was going to pay for a woman walking in a bus lane with a funny T-shirt on!" It would be a bit harsh if David was fined for someone he didn't know walking in a bus lane 120 miles away, wouldn't it?

Something you might actually get landed with a fine for, though, is breaking a new motorway lane closure rule. Drivers could face a ?100 fine and three penalty points on their licence if they're caught driving in a lane that's been closed on a SMART motorway.

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Thankfully it's pretty easy to tell if a lane has been closed, as it will have a big red X over the top of it. Sharing the news on Twitter, National Highways said: "There's no eXcuse - don't ignore the red X. "It's illegal to drive in a red X lane and motorway cameras can now automatically detect drivers who flout the law.

"You could receive a ?100 fine and get three points on your licence. #KeepUsAllMoving."

People who drive above the speed limit seem to have some hope.