Scammers "do" the wrong car.

[DeltaFox]

www.shstar.co.uk/story.asp?intid=2380

[Streetcop]

good job my camera has a "-" or a "+" sign to signify which direction the car is travelling..

- going away from me
+ coming towards me

[DeltaFox]

Streetcop said:

good job my camera has a "-" or a "+" sign to signify which direction the car is travelling.. - going away from me + coming towards me

Makes no difference when all they want is cash Street.

[minimax]

DeltaFox said:

Streetcop said: good job my camera has a "-" or a "+" sign to signify which direction the car is travelling.. - going away from me + coming towards me Makes no difference when all they want is cash Street.

he knows, he knows!

[BliarOut]

some government tax collector said:

He said the initial slip-up was caused by the camera operator moving his camera too rapidly between the speeding car and Mrs Fitzpatrick’s vehicle. “The digitising system that picks up the offences identified the wrong car,” he said. Mr Hewitt said normally such an error was picked up during the rigorous checking system in his office. “This is a very rare coincidence of three failures in that system, and we are confident that it does not represent a significant problem,” he added.

I'll bet it's nowhere near as rare as they would like to make out. If three systems of checks fail then there's something seriously wrong.

[CraigAlsop]

Would be interesting to know how she proved it wasn't her

[telecat]

You are not supposed to move the gun while it is operating or you get errors! DOn't they train these people! What training did you get Street

[Munta]

“This is a very rare coincidence of three failures in that system, and we are confident that it does not represent a significant problem,”

So what do they regard as a significant problem? Automated policing must be 100% accurate otherwise law abiding citizens will get done for crimes that havn't occured.

Add up all the people scammed in error and you get a miscarridge of justice that puts the whole legal system in jepody.

Is it any wonder that many people no longer respect the laws and the police who correctly uphold these laws.

[Streetcop]

telecat said:

You are not supposed to move the gun while it is operating or you get errors! DOn't they train these people! What training did you get Street

None

I don't work in cameravans....although that will change, come summer

>> Edited by Streetcop on Tuesday 22 February 18:49

[Munta]

telecat said:

You are not supposed to move the gun while it is operating or you get errors! DOn't they train these people! What training did you get Street

They should put Tasers in the handle that go off if the device is moved before it has finished its current operation. Nothing like a bit of fear to make sure you do your job correctly

[supraman2954]

Julian Hewitt said:

This is a very rare coincidence of three failures in that system, and we are confident that it does not represent a significant problem,

The real three failures:

Failure 1, motorist protested innocence
Failure 2, Motorist continued to protest innocence, even when threatened with court, fine, ban, jail....
Failure 3, Police agreed with her

I wonder just how many false positives slip though because motorists believe it's easier to accept the points/fine?

[Globulators]

supraman2954 said:

I wonder just how many false positives slip though because motorists believe it's easier to accept the points/fine?

Enough to make the system 'work', and pay well..