Detector vendor pays tickets
Fines refunded even though detectors not switched on
Quintezz detector
The company, Carparts Direct, which imports the radar-based Quintezz detector, said that it has paid 170 drivers the £60 cost of their speeding fines at a total cost of over £10,000, following its offer to pay the fine if they got caught after buying a unit.
The supplier said it underestimated the number of live speed cameras and the fact that motorists would claim even if they did not have their device switched on.
Company boss Mark Cornwall said: "Most of our customers are careful drivers who use the Quintezz to assist them to keep within the speed limits. While the number of claims has been larger than we anticipated, this is mainly due to a massive increase in mobile speed cameras and that some customers have failed to switch on their Quintezz. They get the points and we have to pay them £60 cashback -- that’s the deal."
Cornwall said that the deal would remain in place at least until January 2006. The Quintezz will become illegal after the Government's planned Road Safety Bill becomes law, though GPS-based devices will remain legal.
Thats a lot of money to have to pay out after mis-calulating the risk.
However its good to see that his business etiquette and morals are sound and that he continues to stand by his original offer. I can think of a few 'other' business types that would not honour their customers.
On the flipside, its not fair that he should have to pay out for the idiots that didn't bother to turn their detectors on, yet are holding him to his agreement when they were obviously to blame.
So it's official then? Radar type detectors are on their way out and will be made illegal. Yet more revenue for the government collecting fines on illegal detection equipment :rolleyes:
Cycling here I come.
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