In Competition 2748 you were invited to submit snippets of misleading advice for tourists visiting Britain.
For those who are less than enthusiastic about the impending Games and the resulting hordes that will descend on the capital and beyond, this week’s postbag provides a potent arsenal of sadistic misinformation guaranteed to add an interesting twist to any Olympic visitor’s trip.

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