How motorists took on CCTV parking spies – and won

Gwyneth Rees
Daily Mail

October 13, 2011

Beleaguered motorists are being hit with more penalty fines than ever. Last year, traffic wardens handed out more than four million tickets, with penalties of up to £105 a time — generating up to £420 million.

This number was inflated by the increasingly underhand methods which councils are using to catch out drivers. Many tickets were generated through mobile CCTV cameras, often hidden in Smart cars parked at junctions.

The camera cars were originally introduced to provide traffic safety outside schools, but have been increasingly used to capture motorists who park illegally even for just a few seconds.

Many believe that councils are using the cameras (which are operated by officials in the vehicles) as a way of squeezing money from residents — despite the current council tax freeze, which was supposed to ease the burden on cash-strapped families.

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3 Responses to “How motorists took on CCTV parking spies – and won”

  1. These cars had parked in front of grocery stores, in the US, but they were not at all subtle.

  2. Oh of course they put these on the street “FOR THE CHILDREN”. This is how they SELL it to the public and as ALWAYS, in turns into what was ALWAYS the PLAN, which is to turn the cameras on the PEOPLE to fine them for EVERYTHING!

    These are some of the most INSANE FRAUDS I have seen for spy cams yet.

    I also agree with he last story in which he says you need VIDEO not a snap shot. You CANNOT truly prove someone is STOPPED in a still photo. Clearly this is a CHEAP cost to the state for a HUGE money making SCAM!

    My guess is that the drivers get commission and or bonuses for every ticket they write so there is great incentive for them to LIE and CHEAT.

    So people, the moral to this story is, when EVER they tell you it is “FOR THE CHILDREN or your SAFETY”, RUN because the real agenda is YOU, your MONEY and your FREEDOM!

  3. At least the cars are marked that are taking video. In Cleveland they have unmarked police cars that sit and issue tickets. They’ve done this now for about 5 years. Between that and speed cameras they can move anywhere around the city…they continue to rake in millions off the scheme.

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