I don't know how much of a big deal they made about it. I wasn't there.
I'm just telling you what has happened in the past. Some of their banned roads were stupid. That tunnel I took didn't have a single car in it. The road was lovely. Some local idiot must've got a fright in it and reported it or something.
That is what happens, some local gets excited about busy roads, which are actually quieter than anything in SE England, and they feel obliged to fall in.
I think I got a couple of hours penalty. Did nothing to the results. They were presumably lenient on me because I reported it the night I'd done it. I wonder why my route handn't avoided it to begin with though - must've been a last minute addition to the banned list
I don't know how much of a big deal they made about it. I wasn't there.
I'm just telling you what has happened in the past. Some of their banned roads were stupid. That tunnel I took didn't have a single car in it. The road was lovely. Some local idiot must've got a fright in it and reported it or something.