Given that Durham is "strapped" for cash it was just a matter of time before they introduced the cameras.

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I do love to give, it makes me feel so much better.

At least speed cameras are in the main visible, even speed partnership ones in vans, if you keep a weather eye open.
So at least in conjunction with GPS World camera downloads into your device you have a chance.

If they ever started sticking tiny cameras in telegraph poles and the likes, we'd all be fooked.....but then there would be uproar.
Or maybe we would all adhere religiously to speed limits ;;I

personally stick to speed limits, even though I have camera warnings, since my money is my money after tax....and thbarstewardsds are not going to get anymore if I can help it. But even so there may be brief times when I drift a couple of miles over the limit, particularly on motorways.

The general speed on motorways is more like 80 than 70. If they ever started putting tiny hidden cameras every few hundred yards, they would make a fortune until we lost our licences or slowed down.

Now obviously, they wouldn't want that, not least because they would get no income (as well as crippling the economy). So it is a fine balance to optimise speeding revenue without killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

My cynical view is that as people stop giving them revenue, by surprisingly sticking to speed limits like I do, they will lower those limits in an attempt to revitalise the revenue stream, otherwise they are out of a job. That's the part of speed camera partnerships that offends me the most, it's not all about safety, if they don't get revenue they are out of a job, so it's in their interests to create situations where people can be caught.

Anyway the answer is for everyone do do exactly as the speed partnerships want and stick to all speed limits.
The whole industry would quickly collapse....at least until they thought of another rouse.

One possible solution to offset Police Forces income would be to allow the Police to keep a some of the income generated from fines as a result of the use of the 10500+ ANPR cameras in the UK.

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If we must have speed (cash) cameras, let's at least have reasonably fair cameras. The average speed concept is at least more considerate of changing conditions than the "spot" speed checks done by van cams.
Time was when to be convicted the police had to follow you for 5/8 mile and your speed had to be consistantly over the limit for a sucessful prosecution.
At 60MPH the laser speed cams do 300 counts in 0.3 seconds. That is over a distance of about 29 feet! I have no way to challenge that, just accept that the gear was working correctly on the day and the operator knew how to drive it properly.
My car is a Renault Laguna 3 with markings of 20,40,60,80 100 MPH and a line on the intervening 10MPH marks. It seems to be almost spot on as well, no 5mph comfort zone like the boss's Ford. Even with the speed limiter set to 30 MPH a down hill slope can give an increase in speed. Eyes off the speedo to do what we should (LOOK AT THE ROAD CONDITIONS) and you can be doing 35 easily. What is the answer? Maybe a bit more leeway or common sense from the police authorities, although I would not hold my breath!

"With 1 in 3 motorists convinced that all three main political parties are anti-motorist....."

So two-thirds of motorists don't think all three main political parties are anti-motorist?
How much does it take to convince them??

I dont like the comment - "a tax on the already over burdened motorist". A tax is something that the average person cannot avoid ( legitmately) paying. You can avoid paying the fine and getting the 3 points by not exceeding the speed limit so therefore it is not a tax.

asp I dont like your comment you sound like a right little goody goody bet you vote for Nick Smeg as well

I thought this was a GPS site, not Pedants united

Well said K13ehr.

I wonder if North Yorks will target the B1257, sometimes known as the Helmsley TT. Bikers beware.

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