An investigation by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, has found that more than a third-of police forces are using their mobile safety camera vans to prosecute drivers not wearing seatbelts or using a handheld mobile phone. The information comes from a Freedom of Information request submitted to 44 police forces which […]
Speed Camera Records Massive Error…
The Telegraph has reported a speed camera ticket issued in error – after a driver was shown incorrectly to be travelling 56 miles per hour about the limit! The driver in question, it was reported, contested the error and got a solicitor involved. A check of both photographs apparently showed the driver had not in […]
Nine Drivers Caught In Excess Of 120MPH In Scotland
Nine people have been caught by safety cameras in Scotland exceeding 120mph during 2014, according to the latest figures obtained by leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The charity made a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland asking for details of the Top 20 cases of excessive speeding captured on […]
Cyclops App May Save Your License
Struggling to find the ideal present for the motorist in the family this Christmas? How about an app that will help protect your driving licence for months or even years to come. A UK company currently leads the way in speed camera alert technology. Their technically advanced and inexpensive iPhone app, now available at an […]
Speed Cameras Cause Accidents?!
We’re always being told that the reason behind speed cameras is to slow people down in order to make a certain spot less dangerous. Of course, that’s assuming that speed has actually been a factor in the accidents that have taken place previously. To be fair, it’s not rocket science to assume this, given that […]
And We Thought We Had Seen The Last Of Speed Cameras…
Safety Cameras – The Backlash Has Begun?
Speed Cameras In Oxfordshire Shut Down
More Cameras To Go…
£38 million has been cut from the UK’s road safety budget – and guess what costs money to maintain and upkeep? Yes, those rather expensive GATSO cameras. So, I guess this is the point at which we’ll start to see an answer to the argument as to whether the much maligned ‘safety measure’ actually keeps […]