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10/20/2004
Highway Robbery Beer is Popular
The Northumberland Brewery has created "Highway Robbery" beer to protest camera enforcement.
The Northumberland Brewery has created "Highway Robbery" beer to protest camera enforcement. Sold in Northern UK, the beer appears to be a smash hit with the public.
Article Excerpt:Dave Roberts, who runs the Bedlington-based Northumberland Brewery, said: "Stagecoaches used to run from York to Edinburgh and highwaymen would rob them. Now you can get robbed and not even know about it until the letter comes through the post for £60.
Source: Speed cameras leave bitter taste (BBC News, 4/20/2004)
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