To update you all on an earlier post about the speed camera poll on the Lothian and Borders safety camera partnership website we can confirm that the no vote came through with a huge majority. Unlike Labour in the Glasgow East By election we wont be demanding a recount. It therefore comes as no surprise [...]
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North Somerset Council the local authority who govern the town of Swindon have decided to pull their funding out of the local safety camera partnership. At present they contribute £400,000 to the scheme which operates a number of fixed and mobile speed traps in the city. They have decided that the money would be better [...]
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A German company by the name of Pro Contour have won a design award for their laser triangulating system that can read the tread depth of a tyre on a car while it’s moving. When on show in Germany the road enforcement authorities were showing a lot of interest in the device.
The device can be [...]
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A civilian speed camera operative who was working for Lancashire constabulary has been sacked for failing to operate speed cameras in accordance with their instructions. He then lied on court papers stating that he had in fact conducted the speed checks correctly. As a result of his actions over 500 cases have had to be [...]
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Passing speed camera endorsements on to another person was “a serious criminal offence”
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