CCTV Identification vs Speed Camera Driver identification

[regmolehusband]

I went on a CCTV course last week and learnt that recognition of a person using CCTV demands that the person fills 50% of the image and identification for use in court demands 120% i.e. from the knees upwards for example. This is a well known requirement of CCTV operations. It seems to me that the same must surely apply to speed cameras that take a frontal shot of the vehicle unless the law in this area is conveniently relaxed. The driver should never be capable of being legally identified from a frontal shot because it's most unlikely that the 120% rule (and probably even 50%) will be satisfied providing legal identification.

Similarly, lawful identification of a car registration number by CCTV demands that the number plate must fill one third of the photograph width, normally indicated by the photo just about capturing at least the full width of the car.

Any comments?

"Reg"

>> Edited by regmolehusband on Monday 27th March 08:12

[james_j]

Thanks for the info...interesting. I guess the law for speeed cameras is "conveniently" more relaxed as it is in many other ways.