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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe

Motorist becomes first to successfully appeal against London A20 speeding conviction in long-running saga

A motorist has become the first person to successfully appeal against a speeding conviction linked to a controversial stretch of the A20, where thousands of drivers were fined amid confusion over conflicting speed limit signs.

John Abbott, from Kent, had his conviction overturned at Kingston Crown Court last month following a long-running dispute over speed restrictions on the Kent-bound section of the A20 in Sidcup, south-east London.

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