11 months in the life of the DfT press office
Oct 29th, 2009 by handolio
No matter how you try to vary the news stories you write for a living, there are days where you could swear you’ve done it all before.
And then there are the days you have.
Earlier in the week we noticed a News Distribution Service release that seemed distinctly familiar. In essence: England and Ireland link driving disqualifications, comes into force in February 2010.
I knew I’d covered it before. Sure enough I found my November 2008 Admiral News story and the release that it was based on. In essence: England and Ireland link driving disqualifications, comes into force in spring 2009.
Eleven months and two road safety ministers seperate the two releases, but all credit to Jim Fitzpatrick’s handover notes: Paul Clark manages to supply the same quote.
Woot – it’s come into force and they’ve celebrated with a fresh press release. Praise the Lord.