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Frustrated villagers hoping for a quiet life in a rural corner of Kent say the traffic chaos caused by lorries makes it more “like living on the M25”. Pictures show how HGVs keep getting stuck on “unsuitable” tight bends along the A262, which runs through Biddenden, Sissinghurst and Goudhurst. More than 230 people have now joined forces in a bid to get the route reclassified as a B-road, with restrictions for lorries. The A262 is a main route for traffic travelling between Tenterden and Tunbridge Wells and a road usually picked up by sat navs to avoid the A21. But residents say the roads were …

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