WATER-skiers opposed to a 10mph limit on Lake Windermere claim a midnight protest on the day it came into force is the start of a round of civil disobedience.

The controversial speed limit on England's largest lake was being enforced from Tuesday.

But within minutes of the limit coming into force, water-skiers took to the lake in defiance, reports BBC Cumbria

Members of the Windermere Action Force said they travelled the full length of the lake at speeds of 36mph.