Awwwwww what a shame

[DennisTheMenace]

At the cross roads of the A372 and the B3151 ilchester to somerton road the gatso has been BBQ'd and i little wooden cross has taken its place with "RIP Gatso" written on it , Who ever it was , Well done chaps

[Pies]

It wasn't your mate Dave was it

[DennisTheMenace]

Shhhh Poor Dave , He gets blamed for everything

[gonzomo]

The infamous cam on the A358 at Henlade on the way into Taunton seems to have been replaced with a rather large scorch mark.

Dave a Somerset boy????

[DennisTheMenace]

Hi Dave

Flaming scamera at night drivers delight



>> Edited by DennisTheMenace on Wednesday 30th March 22:45

[sadako]

This thread needs pics

[cortinaman]

the perps need a medal.....and a few beers too!.

torch 'em all!!

[8Pack]

Anyone seen Dave? You don't know me roight?

[Streetcop]

Waste of time and effort and risk...

Damaging cameras isn't going to make the situation go away....

[Martin_S]

Streetcop said:

Waste of time and effort and risk... Damaging cameras isn't going to make the situation go away....

Oh, I dunno...

1) If they are torched often enough, the loss of revenue while they are out of action, coupled with the cost of repair, will mean that they are not economically viable. They will then be quietly replaced with illuminated speed warning signs which have been proved to be just as effective and which don't piss people off enough to go round torching them.

2) The politicians may start to get the message that if otherwise law abiding people are angry enough to either do this, or support it, then they can be damned sure it is a vote loser.

Torch the lot, I say!


>> Edited by Martin_S on Friday 1st April 11:08

[DeltaFox]

Streetcop said:

Waste of time and effort and risk... Damaging cameras isn't going to make the situation go away....

Not so SC!

Think about it for a second.
The scammers make revenue from fines, where the evidence supplied is from scameras.
Cost of a gatso housing is approx 4k. Installation/maintainance is oh gotta be 10K.
Scamera "guts" puts the cost up to around the 30k mark.

Now, the good Captain comes along and hangs a Pirelli off of it and proceeds to warm it thoroughly for a half hour, thereby destroying the offending article.
The scammers have at the very least just lost 4K for a housing.
Its gotta be made safe (more money spent not "earned") and the scamera thats been krispy fried is another 20K down the tubes.
Thats an "outgoing" cost to the scammers.
If every scamcam got this treatment every week, theyd be OUT in a week.
Still think its pointless and the situation cant be changed?

Burn the bloody lot of em NOW!