Motorists cite medieval laws in bid to escape fines
The most recent case involved a vehicle owner who tried to quote medieval laws and customsThere has been an increase in the number of people in Warwickshire trying to avoid speeding penalties by claiming UK laws do not apply to them.
That man ended up getting six points on his licence on 8 June, along with fines and costs totalling more than £1,000. The man had been prosecuted for failing to reveal the identity of the driver after his vehicle was seen doing 58mph in a 50mph zone. The motorists have tried to claim they are "sovereign citizens", often citing obsolete laws, claiming not to be answerable to any laws of the land.However, there has been a particular rise in the number of people referring to "sovereign citizen" and "freeman on the land" conspiracy theories since the emergence of Covid-19.
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