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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Bavarian cyclists win right to photograph cars parked in their way

A red bicycle-shaped traffic light shines
The cyclists had photographed apparently illegally parked cars and emailed the images to the police. Photograph: Tina Terras & Michael Walter/Getty Images

People who notify the police of parked cars blocking pavements and bike paths will in future be able to submit photographs as evidence of offences, a court in Bavaria has ruled.

An administrative court in Ansbach has ruled in favour of two cycling activists who had been fined €100 (£87) each for breaching data protection regulation for photographing apparently illegally parked cars and emailing the images to the police.

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