do speed cameras make money?
Discussion
I see loads around Leeds and have yet to see one flash and I remember hearing about cameras being turned off when the cuts started, though this doesn't appear to have happened in Leeds.
so with the maintenance, employing personnel to change films, running a van or two and the admin to manage the information, do these cameras actually make any money?
so with the maintenance, employing personnel to change films, running a van or two and the admin to manage the information, do these cameras actually make any money?
blueg33 said:
Scuffers said:
define profit?
Profit = Income - cost (its not hard 
) (or do you work in the public sector 
)martin84 said:
Just found some information dating back to 2006 which states in that year cameras raised £120million in speeding fines, leaving Partnerships with a total profit of £18million (so £102million in operating costs, f
king hell).
exactly!king hell).martin84 said:
Just found some information dating back to 2006 which states in that year cameras raised £120million in speeding fines, leaving Partnerships with a total profit of £18million (so £102million in operating costs, fking hell).
as someone pointed out, a new camera will no doubt make more money, so surely that margin has decreased? king hell).In 2010 the Scottish Daily Record reported that Scottish speed cameras collected £3million in fines in 2009, but its operating costs neared £7million with the Scottish Government making up the difference.
A typical Gatso costs between £20,000 and £40,000 to install, depending on where it's going. You've got the costs of replacing the films, repairing cameras, salaries of employees and all the other associated costs of running a company of any type. Presumably it soon mounts up.
A typical Gatso costs between £20,000 and £40,000 to install, depending on where it's going. You've got the costs of replacing the films, repairing cameras, salaries of employees and all the other associated costs of running a company of any type. Presumably it soon mounts up.
e8_pack said:
martin84 said:
Just found some information dating back to 2006 which states in that year cameras raised £120million in speeding fines, leaving Partnerships with a total profit of £18million (so £102million in operating costs, fking hell).
as someone pointed out, a new camera will no doubt make more money, so surely that margin has decreased? king hell).martin84 said:
In 2010 the Scottish Daily Record reported that Scottish speed cameras collected £3million in fines in 2009, but its operating costs neared £7million with the Scottish Government making up the difference.
A typical Gatso costs between £20,000 and £40,000 to install, depending on where it's going. You've got the costs of replacing the films, repairing cameras, salaries of employees and all the other associated costs of running a company of any type. Presumably it soon mounts up.
Find it hard to believe that these aren't digital if they cost £40k - going round collecting and replacing films sounds archaic. Bet 40k gives some warranty too, that just leaves salary - but whichever way you do it, someones going to have to do the admin. The cameras might be running at 'a loss', but how much profit does the police force make?A typical Gatso costs between £20,000 and £40,000 to install, depending on where it's going. You've got the costs of replacing the films, repairing cameras, salaries of employees and all the other associated costs of running a company of any type. Presumably it soon mounts up.
Here in Somerset all the fixed cameras have been switched off.
The speed camera partnership was disbanded on April 1st last year (or was it the year before, time flies) and now there are police camera vans scamming drivers on roads where they know the average speed of the traffic is going to be above the speed limit i.e. ex NSL roads that have been dumbed down to 40 then 30, but the 85th percentile speed of the road remains above the dumbed down limit.
The so called speed awareness courses are fully booked months in advance, and they offer them twice a day per venue in many towns throughout the county. The revenue at £80 per head multiplied by 25 (or is it 30 heads) multiplied by 2 sittings per day multiplied by many venues per day is fairly colossal over the course of the year, multiplied by 50 counties nationwide?
So in answer to the OP's question, yes speed cameras are a licence to print operating under the pretence of road safety. I'd like to know how much the course directors are creaming off, I suspect they are multi millionaires. What a racket!
The speed camera partnership was disbanded on April 1st last year (or was it the year before, time flies) and now there are police camera vans scamming drivers on roads where they know the average speed of the traffic is going to be above the speed limit i.e. ex NSL roads that have been dumbed down to 40 then 30, but the 85th percentile speed of the road remains above the dumbed down limit.
The so called speed awareness courses are fully booked months in advance, and they offer them twice a day per venue in many towns throughout the county. The revenue at £80 per head multiplied by 25 (or is it 30 heads) multiplied by 2 sittings per day multiplied by many venues per day is fairly colossal over the course of the year, multiplied by 50 counties nationwide?
So in answer to the OP's question, yes speed cameras are a licence to print operating under the pretence of road safety. I'd like to know how much the course directors are creaming off, I suspect they are multi millionaires. What a racket!
martin84 said:
In 2010 the Scottish Daily Record reported that Scottish speed cameras collected £3million in fines in 2009, but its operating costs neared £7million with the Scottish Government making up the difference.
I guarantee there's more to that story than meets the eye. £3 milion my arse! Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff