{
  "id": 1924821,
  "title": "Drivers pay more than £100k for ignoring smart lane closures, research says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/drivers-pay-more-than-100k-for-ignoring-smart-lane-closures-research",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/drivers-pay-more-than-100000-for-ignoring-lane-closures-on-smart-motorways-research-says-13574637"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 380 drivers ignored lane closures on smart motorways this year, leaving them paying fines and costs totalling more than £100,000, research found.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}