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Met Police apology after bid to prosecute 'dangerous' cyclist is abandoned

Source: Dave Clifton

The Metropolitan Police has performed an embarrassing U-turn and ditched a controversial prosecution against a cyclist, after accusing him of posing a danger to other road users.

Dave Clifton, 56, was cycling through Belgravia when he spotted a Range Rover driver apparently using his mobile phone at the wheel, and he sent helmet-cam footage to the Met to support a potential prosecution.

The driver received a police advisory letter about the standard of

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