Archive for the ‘speed camera’ Category

 

safety camera partnership

Jun18

The Safety Camera Partnership, which operates as part of a road safety campaign in the UK is considered one of the most profitable government business ventures of all time. They brought in more than £120 million in fines during the last year. According to Safe Speed statistics, 95% of accidents had nothing to do with [...]

uk speed camera

Jun18

With over 7,000 cameras on the roads of the UK today, and more to come, there is little or no chance that this particular addition to our roads is going to go away any time soon, so we will all continue to hear the horror stories of three tickets in one day, fines over 200 [...]

Speed Camera Locations

May03

One of the hardest things about driving in the UK is avoiding speeding tickets. In the past, it was easy to avoid the policemen who were the only authority on speeding, and who could use their speed guns to see how fast you were going. This allowed you to be able to avoid them using [...]

UK Speed Cameras Fine Thousands

May03

The UK speeding camera that can be found in your local area is not the only one that has people upset. Throughout the country, these cameras are appearing more frequently. Many of the residents in the regions where they are located are facing costly fines in record numbers. The cameras are designed to be a [...]

Speed Camera Detector

Apr02

UK POLICE CAMERAS
The United Kingdom has been using police speed cameras for almost two decades. The cameras are found on roadside posts and traffic lights.  There are also hand-held and mobile devices that Police Constabularies and local authorities can use. The purpose of these cameras are to help reduce speeding and to help prosecute drivers [...]

gatso

Mar22

Gatso Technology, a Safer Road for Everybody
 
 
Speed cameras are undoubtedly any driver’s dreadful enemy, in view of the fact that they can effortlessly and accurately pick out your speed, the worse part is, it happens when you expect it the least.  All these are blamed on the Gatso technology. 
 
Gatso, a word derived from the name [...]

mobile speed cameras

Mar22

Mobile Speed Cameras Explained
 
Mobile speed cameras are used mainly for the purpose of catching drivers that speed.  Police use these cameras inside or outside of their police vehicles.   Speeding is the reason for many crashes so the speed camera can be an effective tool to encourage drivers to slow down.  Mobile speed cameras emit [...]

gatso camera

Mar20

Watch Out for the Gatso Camera!
 
 
There are a lot of speed cameras planted all over the UK area and while they are there primarily for safety reasons, they can easily ruin your day if you go faster than usual and immediately get caught in the process which leads you to be forced to pay a [...]

average speed cameras

Mar20

Average speed cameras are being installed all over the UK to try to force drivers to comply with speed limits within given areas. They are meant to be a deterrent to drivers who have come to realise that police usually don’t prosecute those who drive less than 85 miles an hour on motorways. In addition, [...]

a speed camera

Mar20

It’s very possible that you will see a speed camera along a roadway as you are driving along.  These cameras can be seen cropping up along roadways everywhere and this is creating a lot of controversy.  Many people feel that using a speed camera is not a good idea, but before you make up your [...]