Driver slapped with £900 fine for following TomTom
Date: Thursday, September 17 @ 11:16:12 UTC
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 You may recall the case of Robert Jones who blindly followed his SatNav and drove his 5-Series BMW down a dirt track in West Yorkshire, very nearly driving off the edge of a cliff as a result.
Calderdale Magistrates quite rightly levelled all the blame at Mr Jones rather than the SatNav and slapped him with a fine and costs amounting to nearly £900 in total along with six points for his foolishness.
The path is a bridleway and it serves as a timely reminder that SatNav is not an auto-pilot whose directions should be slavishly obeyed but instead it is a guide.
It is not a replacement for good observation and common sense. Sky News have a picture of the car teetering on the cliff edge here.
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