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the Post Office isn't an isolated scandal in the UK. TfL, it turns out, have been relying on illegally gathered personal data to serve huge fines on hundreds of thousands of EU citizens, many of whom were actually compliant with the ULEZ regulations in the first place, and usually long after the contest dates have passed.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/26/eu-citizens-ulez-fines-data-breach-tfl

and once again, it appears that they've given their IT contractor free rein and aren't asking too closely where the results are coming from. and in another parallel to the Post Office scandal, there's a good chance it all comes down to needing any revenue stream it can get, and not caring too much about the human cost involved

the difference, of course, is that TfL have essentially declared war on the EU. that... might well prove to be a costly mistake.