Motorist takes revenge on speed camera
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ananova said:
Motorist takes revenge on speed camera
A driver caught out by a speed camera pulled over, broke it open and stole the film.
Police say the motorist destroyed the £33,000 camera on the A420 near Longcot, Oxfordshire.
The Gatso was forced open and the film and camera stolen.
It means other speeding drivers caught by the camera will also escape fines.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman told the Sun: "It's all because someone wanted to avoid a £60 fine."
ananova said:
It means other speeding drivers caught by the camera will also escape fines.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman told the Sun: "It's all because someone wanted to avoid a £60 fine."
Can't help but notice that only the fines are considered here. If it was 'just' the 60 notes he probably would have kept going. Chances are he didn't want any more points on his licence.
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If that's the camera I think it is then any driver caught by it is an absolute numpty. It's on a long straight (safety camera? yeah, right) and visible for at least two hundred yards.
As for the scamera...on a long straight which is one of the few overtaking opportunities, and it's a 50mph speed limit where it should be NSL. Revenue boosting? Nah, don't know what you mean.
But... for the driver for doing it 
As for the scamera...on a long straight which is one of the few overtaking opportunities, and it's a 50mph speed limit where it should be NSL. Revenue boosting? Nah, don't know what you mean.
But...
for the driver for doing it Arsehole said:Oh so now it's 'only' 60 quid is it? If a mugger said to you "Come on guv, it's only what you have in your wallet, you can put a stop on your cards can'tcha?" would you feel better? It just goes to show they really don't think that it's any big deal ripping people off!
"It's all because someone wanted to avoid a £60 fine."
I can't blame the poor sod - Oxford is a nightmare.
Some of the traffic-calming measures they have in place between Oxford and Witney are disasters waiting to happen. Concrete bollards obstrucing entire lanes, designed to make traffic stop and give way to oncoming vehicles, that are barely visible at night..
>> Edited by DanBoy on Wednesday 7th July 12:37
Some of the traffic-calming measures they have in place between Oxford and Witney are disasters waiting to happen. Concrete bollards obstrucing entire lanes, designed to make traffic stop and give way to oncoming vehicles, that are barely visible at night..
>> Edited by DanBoy on Wednesday 7th July 12:37
Something is wrong here. According to my link-
The camera costs 34K, yet it will cost 42k to just replace the innards. So how come the camera post and placing of costs -8k? (minus)
More to the point, how come the camera is so b
y expensive? I'm sure someone's on the take!
Put into perspective, it will take the average person about 10 years to pay for 1 camera from their income tax.
The camera costs 34K, yet it will cost 42k to just replace the innards. So how come the camera post and placing of costs -8k? (minus)
More to the point, how come the camera is so b
y expensive? I'm sure someone's on the take! Put into perspective, it will take the average person about 10 years to pay for 1 camera from their income tax.
Why do you think we have to pay £60 a time? It takes 550 speeding motorists just to pay for a camera before the police get to see any profit.
Just remember if some bloke comes into your pub tonight and says "do you wanna buy a camera?" you might get more than you bargained for!
Interesting to know what time of day, they did this. That is a busy road and I would have thought somebody would have spotted them. Also, it isn't exactly a small bit of kit to drop into the boot of an ordinary car.
Just remember if some bloke comes into your pub tonight and says "do you wanna buy a camera?" you might get more than you bargained for!
Interesting to know what time of day, they did this. That is a busy road and I would have thought somebody would have spotted them. Also, it isn't exactly a small bit of kit to drop into the boot of an ordinary car.
It doesn't say exactly where it is.
If it's at a genuine accident blackspot / traffic lights / outside a school, Then he's committed a crime and I hope they catch him / her. Cameras can be a useful deterent to the odd chav that actually owns the car he drives.
If it's a Scamera (as most of them seem to be), Well done that Guy / Girl.
But It is really revealing that the spokesperson can't see beyond the £60.
If it's at a genuine accident blackspot / traffic lights / outside a school, Then he's committed a crime and I hope they catch him / her. Cameras can be a useful deterent to the odd chav that actually owns the car he drives.
If it's a Scamera (as most of them seem to be), Well done that Guy / Girl.
But It is really revealing that the spokesperson can't see beyond the £60.
Alpineandy said:
If it's at a genuine accident blackspot / traffic lights / outside a school, Then he's committed a crime and I hope they catch him / her. Cameras can be a useful deterent to the odd chav that actually owns the car he drives.
I'm sorry but people like you are exactly the sort that allow Brainstrum, Begg, et al. to legitimately wheel out the "90% of the population support cameras" argument. A better deterrent would be more traffic police and a proper drive to eliminate the motoring "untouchables"
See this link for an article which shows that the Police aren't in favour of cameras either.
www.guardian.co.uk/guardian_jobs_and_money/story/0,3605,1252706,00.html
www.guardian.co.uk/guardian_jobs_and_money/story/0,3605,1252706,00.html
Alpineandy said:
It doesn't say exactly where it is.
If it's at a genuine accident blackspot / traffic lights / outside a school, Then he's committed a crime and I hope they catch him / her. Cameras can be a useful deterent to the odd chav that actually owns the car he drives.
If it's a Scamera (as most of them seem to be), Well done that Guy / Girl.
But It is really revealing that the spokesperson can't see beyond the £60.
police said:
This is a very quiet area
There you go!! WTF was a camera doing there in the first place!!
Also notice how the police spoke up about the fines, rather than catching potential dangerous drivers who were speeding and thus preventing the small childern in this "very quiet area" from being harmed.
And they say it has nothing to do with cash generation!!
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