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Descriptive text
Drawing of a road sign titled "all other routes", showing an EU flag against the left lane and "Cruise Terminals" plus a UK flag against the right
Caption
One of Kent's new flag-waving signs
Picture credits
Extracted from Case 5318 [PDF], Department for Transport.
Original size
776×460
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Scammonden Bridge
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