A local council's plan to cut traffic became a global conspiracy theory

It is nicknamed the City of Dreaming Spires' for its picturesque Anglo-Saxon architecture, but for those trying to rid Oxford City of its traffic congestion, things on the ground resembled more of a nightmare when they found themselves at the centre of a global conspiracy theory.It all started in October last year, with a relatively simple idea - the local council wanted to split the city into six different districts and introduce rules on how often motorists could drive outside their area.

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