Stubborn Britain

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quote:A German court has thrown out a fine imposed on a driver caught by a speed camera on a perfectly safe road.
The Frankfurt-Oder court ruled that councils can't fine motorists for exceeding the speed limit on safe stretches of road. German law only allows speed cameras on dangerous stretches of road with a history of accidents.
Driver Petra Marx argued the fine was illegal because the road is not an accident black-spot. The court agreed and scrapped the standard £15 fine. (£15? compare that with Britain!)
Petra said:
"The place I was blitzed does not appear on the accident lists and so the authorities cannot put up a speed camera just to fill their own coffers."
Quoted from ABD

If only Britain could enforce this law, we supposedly now have the 'bright camera or no camera' being enforced, so why not this too? It is what cams were built for in the first place..
No more fines for 80 down the motorway when its perfectly safe.