The 30mph speed limit that s caught out many Swindon drivers This Swindon speed trap has claimed a number of drivers in the past year – and few realise that it’s a 30mph zone. The Great Western Way goes from a 50mph to a 30mph limit just before the Barnfield roundabout. It remains a 30 zone up to the Bruce Street Bridges roundabout. The spot is well-known to the police, with officers regularly conducting speed checks from opposite B&Q.
Great Western Way, between Bruce Street Bridges and Barnfield Picture: GOOGLE But in recent months, drivers up before the magistrates’ court in Swindon have suggested it’s not clear.
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Composite image showing Janusz Pielak (left) and a fishing rod (right) Pictures: ADVER/PIXABAY A SHOPLIFTER claimed he’d taken a knife and secateurs into court because he’d been gardening – and had a fishing trip planned later that day. Janusz Pielak, 59, had been stopped by security guards trying to get into Swindon Magistrates’ Court on January 27 with a small knife in his bag. He also had secateurs. On Thursday, JPs heard how the Polish national was told he couldn’t bring the items into court. He was watched walking across the road to the car park, where he placed the knife and the secateurs on the wheels of a Volvo car.