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A number of motorists have been issued with £30 fines after they were seen alerting other drivers to the presence of a speed trap by flashing their headlights.

In a week long sting, Lancashire Police caught 20 drivers flashing their headlights towards motorists approaching a mobile speed trap. All were fined for 'misuse of headlights'.

Police defended the fines claiming that speeding drivers needed to be spoken to about their actions and flashing headlights to warn them did not force a change in behaviour.

It's an odd statement when speed cameras can issue fines without recourse to 'having words with the driver', and many camera sites are equipped with warning signs that surely have the same effect as a motorist flashing a warning?

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Posted on Friday, June 15 @ 15:15:00 UTC by Darren Griffin

 
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