Opps, mis-aimed speed camera

[jmorgan]

Anyone here got caught?

Full story here


Camera's were aiming at the 70 zone whilst they thought it was a 50.

>>> Edited by jmorgan on Tuesday 28th October 10:58

[pies]

If ever a thread needed a stickey its this one

[streaky]

Well, let's hope EVERYONE who suffered any financial hardship sues for it!

Streaky

[DennisTheMenace]

And if anyone should have unfortunatly lost their job beacause it it takes them to the cleaners

[Bodo]

ITV said:

But the company is refusing to issue an amnesty to all the motorists affected. They insist each one must make individual claim.

So the Scamera Partnership deliberately withhelds unlawfully charged possessions from unblameable motorists?

I doubt the credibility of that company.

[Mrs Fish]

muppets

[206xsi]

Surely it must be illegal for the Scameraship to knowingly withold this information from each and every driver 'caught'?

The repercussions from them hiding this info from someone who lost their job would be MASSIVE.

[deltaf]

A law unto themselves. They must be removed.

[scotti]

So they illegally took money from people and now don't seem too keen on giving it back. In any other case this would be fraud, theft or something similar and you would be looking at some time inside. Especially as it is quite a tidy sum - 2500 drivers @ £60 each is £150,000. Scum!

>> Edited by scotti on Tuesday 21st October 09:42

[206xsi]

Surely it is still fraud?

Granted the normal way of things is to go through their process if you find a technical fault against your ticket.

However the scameraship (even more so now!) knows about this and is witholding this information.

>> Edited by 206xsi on Tuesday 21st October 09:59

[jeffreyarcher]

Not really connected, except by the scameraship. I understand that this crowd are sending out NIPs by second class post. AIUI, that is not a valid method of service, and, as such, the accused is "not to be convicted".

[Neil_H]

FERS

These theives need to be regulated, it seems they do whatever the hell they want.

[MajorClanger]

jmorgan said:

Anyone here got caught? Full story here Camera's were aiming at the 70 zone whilst they thought it was a 50.

Think you may need to repoint your link as I get a story about a Teenager suing for a hospital.

Found the story in the Archive but seems mixups are the new black!

MC

>> Edited by MajorClanger on Tuesday 28th October 10:12

[jmorgan]

MajorClanger said:

jmorgan said: Anyone here got caught? Full story here Camera's were aiming at the 70 zone whilst they thought it was a 50. Think you may need to repoint your link as I get a story about a Teenager suing for a hospital. Found the story in the Archive but seems mixups are the new black! MC >> Edited by MajorClanger on Tuesday 28th October 10:12

Done. Just in case it moves again

HTV Wales said:

Thousands of motorists have been wrongly fined after being caught by a speed camera on the M4. Around 2,500 motorists are thought to have been fined and given points on their licences. Some may even have lost their licences - and their jobs. But it has now been revealed that the company operating the cameras, the Safety Camera Partnership, erected them in the wrong place - after the speed restrictions had been lifted. The mix up centres around a 200 yard stretch of the M4 near Newport, above the Coldra roundabout. Since an accident there in July last year, speeds have been restricted to 50 mph because the hard-shoulder is out of action. The speed restriction ends at the end of the roadworks, but the people who operate the speed cameras got confused and took pictures of drivers doing more than 50mph after the roadworks had ended. Some drivers have already started to challenge their penalties and fines and have been successful. Newport Magistrates have confirmed that ten challenges have been successful in the last two weeks alone. But the company is refusing to issue an amnesty to all the motorists affected. They insist each one must make individual claim. The National Assembly which acts as the Highways Authority has admitted that there has been a problem. But unless the Safety Camera Partnership has a change of heart, motorists could be facing a long process to get their money - and clean licences - back. HTV Wales, 20 Oct 2003