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Speed camera
The group of MPs is likely to call for more cameras and more officers
A report by MPs is expected to call for more police officers to enforce speeding laws, and relaxation of rules limiting the siting of speed cameras.
The report by the Transport Select Committee is likely to say that, while the number of speed cameras has risen, there should be more officers too.
There are fewer officers on patrol than there were a decade ago.
However, the MPs are expected to call for less stringent rules on where cameras are allowed to be installed.
In its report Roads Policing and Technology - Getting the Balance Right, the committee is expected to say the change in emphasis is because money from fines is spent on more cameras.
More officers
The government has already said fines will be spent on more safety measures than just cameras next year.
Opponents have bitterly criticised the emphasis on electronic policing.
The committee is likely to say cameras should not replace people in enforcing traffic law and that more officers, as well as more cameras, are needed.
It is also expected to call for relaxation of the rule which prevents cameras being installed unless there is a record of deaths and serious injuries in the area.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
UK: Speed Camera Money Buys Plasma TVs
UK: Speed Camera Money Buys Plasma TVs
A substantial amount of UK photo enforcement revenue is being used on spin and luxury items for camera operators.
Revenue from UK speed and red light cameras is increasingly being used to fund efforts to make the unpopular devices more acceptable. Last year, for example, the Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire speed camera partnership spent £326,400 (US $620,000) on public relations efforts. The publicity bill for Hampshire & Isle of Wight amounted to £86,524 (US$ 164,101), in addition the costs of a newly hired, full-time public relations specialist. Warwickshire's spin tab ran to £116,693 (US $221,319).
Other uses for the ticket funds include luxury items. Partnership workers in Essex are enjoying a new plasma television that cost £7,495 (US $14,215). Derbyshire spent £250 (US $475) on t-shirts for staff and £15,000 (US $29,500) for other promotional items.
"Motorists and the general public have a right to ask, 'Why do the partnerships need publicity officers, plasma screens and T-shirts?'" Shadow Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said after he uncovered the figures in parliament. "My concern is that the increasing emphasis on speed cameras under this Government means that there aren't enough real traffic police to drive rogue drivers -- who are often the ones involved in the worst accidents -- off our roads."
Source: Speed camera fines used to buy plasma TVs and T-shirts (London Telegraph (UK), 10/29/2006)Remember you can fight back against illegally issued parking tickets.
If you want to appealsuch a parking ticket but don't know how - then
visit http://www.appealnow.com
where you can appeal online in 4½ minutes.
© 2006 Barrie Segal and AppealNow.com™ - All Rights reserved
Barrie Segal is the founder of AppealNow.com™ and is a regular radio broadcaster in the UK.
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A substantial amount of UK photo enforcement revenue is being used on spin and luxury items for camera operators.
Revenue from UK speed and red light cameras is increasingly being used to fund efforts to make the unpopular devices more acceptable. Last year, for example, the Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire speed camera partnership spent £326,400 (US $620,000) on public relations efforts. The publicity bill for Hampshire & Isle of Wight amounted to £86,524 (US$ 164,101), in addition the costs of a newly hired, full-time public relations specialist. Warwickshire's spin tab ran to £116,693 (US $221,319).Other uses for the ticket funds include luxury items. Partnership workers in Essex are enjoying a new plasma television that cost £7,495 (US $14,215). Derbyshire spent £250 (US $475) on t-shirts for staff and £15,000 (US $29,500) for other promotional items.
"Motorists and the general public have a right to ask, 'Why do the partnerships need publicity officers, plasma screens and T-shirts?'" Shadow Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said after he uncovered the figures in parliament. "My concern is that the increasing emphasis on speed cameras under this Government means that there aren't enough real traffic police to drive rogue drivers -- who are often the ones involved in the worst accidents -- off our roads."
Source: Speed camera fines used to buy plasma TVs and T-shirts (London Telegraph (UK), 10/29/2006)Remember you can fight back against illegally issued parking tickets.
If you want to appealsuch a parking ticket but don't know how - then
visit http://www.appealnow.com
where you can appeal online in 4½ minutes.
© 2006 Barrie Segal and AppealNow.com™ - All Rights reserved
Barrie Segal is the founder of AppealNow.com™ and is a regular radio broadcaster in the UK.
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