Most drivers have learned in driving lessons to gently release their gas when the maximum speed changes and not to apply the brakes unnecessarily. This is also taken into account in the law. That is why dozens of drivers who lost their driving license in Groningen are now getting their pass back. The police were too close to the sign indicating the new speed – at least that’s what the flash data says.
The police often flashed on the A7 near Hoogkerk between October 2021 and February this year. You were only allowed to drive 70 km/h there for a long time, because there were road works. If you drive past there at more than 120 km/h and are flashed, you can surrender your driver’s license. “This happened unjustly in more than half of the drivers and it appears that the police themselves have made a mistake,” reports RTV North†
Police must return part of the recovered driving licenses
That the fines are unjustified, that is a fact, but the police deny that she was in the wrong place. A spokesperson said it was an administrative error. ‘The wrong GPS location would have been used in the automatic police systems’, reports RTV North. It is no longer possible to determine whether the agents were in the right place or not. And although the collections may have been justified, a number of drivers will receive the pink card back.
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