Truck drivers in Schwäbisch Gmünd have been blasted for months wrongly. At the entrances and exits of the unicorn tunnel, the speed cameras started at a speed of 60, but 80 was allowed. The city acknowledged the mistake. "We are very sorry and can only apologize to the drivers," said spokesman Markus Herrmann.
For motorists in the tunnel Tempo 80th Since February trucks were extra flashed there - and even at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. In its first assessment, the city referred to a general rule according to which the restriction to tempo 60 applies to all single-track routes. According to the city, however, the court decreed an unclear situation for the entrances and exits of the tunnel - that is, Tempo 80.
800 affected people got points in Flensburg
Around 4,000 truck drivers fluttered fines in the house, about 800 of them even conceded points in Flensburg, as the city announced. Attacked were the wrong set speed camera, as a truck driver in the summer before the district court against his decision complained and got right.
However, drivers can not reckon with a refund of the fine already paid. Unfortunately, we can not reopen fines procedures that have already been completed, "said Herrmann.