Notable Persons
- On January 28, 1896 Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, was fined for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thus exceeding the contemporary speed limit for towns of 2 mph (3.2 km/h). He was fined 1 shilling plus costs, the first speeding fine in England. He was the first person to be convicted of speeding in the UK. Arnold had been caught by a policeman who had given chase on a bicycle.
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