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Motorists using the Dartford Crossing have mistakenly been handed fines totalling more than £4.1 million over the course of a year. Some 59,007 penalty charge notices (PCNs) have now been revoked after they were given to motorists in error, a PA news agency investigation has found. The total value of the PCNs concerned was £4.1 million, as each was £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days. They were mistakenly issued in the year after National Highways switched to a new provider to manage payments for the busy crossing. The number of fines handed out in error before this was 3,595. The Dartf…