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PaulB2005
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 Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: Most speed cameras in England and Wales 'not working' |
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BBC News
| Quote: | Fewer than half of fixed speed cameras are operational at any one time, making the chances of speeders getting caught a lottery, Which? magazine has said.
The consumer watchdog found 47% worked at any given moment in all 43 police authorities in England and Wales.
Its study also highlighted big regional differences, with all 60 cameras in Sussex working compared to just 10% of Lancashire's 287 sites. |
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DennisN
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This is hardly hot stop press news.
Back in the stone ages, I installed (well, paid for) speed cameras around here. There were always far more housings/installation sites than cameras and no secret was made of it - it was well publicised that not all camera sites had cameras and cameras would be rotated around the sites at random, so be afraid, be very afraid at them all - a source of glee to the camera authorities, they could have loads of installations, but save cash on cameras. It wasn't until later that it became known that even when a camera was installed, it might flash but not snap you because it ran out of film and flashed ineffectively until it was re-loaded with film.
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