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BWMA reproduces
here photographs of sign conversions carried out by "Active Resistance to
Metrication". We have place the most recent first.
| Photographs featured on this page are the property of Active
Resistance to Metrication. Permission to reproduce them must be sought from its
chairman Anthony Bennett (click here for email). |
| Metric
width/height replaced with lawful units |
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| 175 mts
replaced with 200 yds |
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| Lane width description legalised |
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| Metric sign
corrected |
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| Preventing confusion: unauthorised metric height covered
over |
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| An entrance to an underground car park |
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| Hastings:
metres become miles |
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| 2m converted to 6'6 |
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| Sign in Birmingham |
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November 2001 -
Lea Valley Park
In a raid called
"Operation English Gentlemen" (named after a local pub), Active Resistance
members converted a range of metric signs at Lea Valley Park.
To the right: metric
distances covered with white paint.
Below left: the signs prepared for
conversion.
Below right: lawful units added to the
sign. |
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Lea Valley Park's initial reponse
was: "If this vandalism continues, we will take legal proceedings...the police
are also involved, they are aware" (Herts/Essex News 7/12/01).
However, in June 2002, Lea Valley Park
delivered to police a "statement of retraction", meaning they would no longer
offer any evidence against Active Resistance concerning the amendments. Lea
Valley Park had been advised by its lawyers that their signs did not comply
with the law. |
| THE
BATTLE OF TENDRING DISTRICT CAR PARK |
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| Tendring District Council's metric sign |
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| Active
Resistance inserts imperial units |
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| Council responds with dual units |
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| Active Resistance blacks out metric |
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| Holland-on-Sea: 5.5 km converted to 3 miles |
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| Distance
plates assembled for a law enforcement strike (location not disclosed to
BWMA) |
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| Illegal sign
erected by Brentwood Council in Essex |
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| Brentwood Council's
response: described regulations requiring the use of imperial units as
"obscure", and said, "The defacing of the original signs has been reported to
the police as extra cost is involved in putting it right" (local
press). |
| Illegal
reference to "2m" covered over |
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| Illegal
reference to "2.3m" corrected |
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| Illegal
reference to "70m" corrected |
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| An illegal
"530m" converted to 580 yards |
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| Member of
the public approves as Active Resistance converts kilometres to miles and
furlongs. Location: Southend |
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BWMA will report further action
by Active Resistance to Metrication as and when information is made available.
| Photographs featured on this page are the property of Active
Resistance to Metrication. Permission to reproduce or use them must be sought
from its chairman Anthony Bennett (click
here for email). |
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