RaSer Cashback for speed cam errors

Up to 25,000 driver fines is reimbursed by almost ?1. 5 million, after a speed camera found was that may be illegal.

And drivers that have been taken with penalty points are for speeding up behind the camera on the A35 in Chideock, Dorset, have removed.

The camera was in 1997, a 30 mph zone of police set up but mixed street names in the paperwork, specifying the exact location.

As a result, the camera operated illegally until 2007, when the error was noted by the judge who presided over an acceleration appeal.

Announcing that drivers could apply, for their fixed penalty deposit notice and removes your points, the Dorset safety camera partnership said that it remained focused on reducing acceleration deaths and injuries in the County.

Stresses that the speed limit still on the road, was enforced Dorset police Assistant Chief Constable Adrian whiting said: "during the period this security was camera in operation it will have drivers reduced speeds through the village by acting as a deterrent."

Despite the errors that come to light in 2007 took two years officials decide that all the camera beliefs affected.

Truck driver Alan Dawe - revealed maintained their vocation to the error - the daily mail said: "You only wanted to admit you were wrong."

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Speed camera roadworks haul revealed

Generates a temporary speed camera in London almost ?1 million in fines over five months it has been revealed.

The camera in Hanworth, South West London, caught 16,213 driver between June and November last Jahres.Mit everyone draws a ?60 penalty offence is it intended that total ?972, 780 in fines as a result would have been issued.

The camera was a temporary 30 mph limit on a 50 mph range are subject to improvements and repairs, to the bustling A316 country road, which connects Central London the M3 force.

The figures were published by the Metropolitan Police after a freedom of information request.

The Sun reports that other sites where temporary cameras large numbers of speed up driver caught the M1 at the Mill Hill, London (?616, 000 in fines issued), the a2 in Cobham, Kent (?397, 000) and the A40 at Denham, West contain London (?374, 000).

Chris Rogers, the Kent and Medway safety camera partnership, said that the level of obedience to speed limits in roadworks was much lower than elsewhere, and that the attitude of some of the drivers it shock still.

"Drivers are at risk in road works, where the streets narrower may change the layout and there is no emergency lanes for broken down vehicles," he said, quoted in the Telegraph.

"Just because it it does not mean not Roadworkers which may be present, compromising the Motorsport public by the unexpected."

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Speed limitation devices are tested on public transport

A device that responds to changing speed limits on roads and prevents vehicles above you is to searches on London streets.

Transport for London (TfL) is the intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) system, experiment to know a digital card uses the vehicle of the local speed limit anywhere within the M25.

The car is prevented in the technology most restrictive mode, acceleration, when the speed is reached. The delimiter can be disabled so that it advises the driver from the speed and an override switch is to completely disable the system.

The study, which starts later in the summer, see a London bus and a taxi that technology in addition to 20 vehicles from TfL workers driven equipped.It will monitor driver behavior and journey times and evaluate the effect that sticking to the speed limit on vehicle emissions.

TfL hopes it result in fewer accidents - it is a 10% discount in case of accidents, estimates you also driver if two-thirds of the driver using the ISA system - acceleration to avoid sanctions.

Chris lines, head of transport for London's road safety unit, told BBC Radio 4's today programme that while there are a wealth of information in modern cars, not yet addressed the issue of information of the driver speed limit wurde.Und he said that London's streets mapping would "guarantee the accuracy of the system".

However, motoring journalist Quentin Wilson the program said that the drivers take dangerous ability to adjust your speed could be.

"I think, everything takes an item of driver control must be checked very carefully," he added.

"We have seen where people will leave themselves on sat navs too much - you set off cliffs."

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Two of five speed cameras 'disabled'

Up to two-fifths of the speed are off camera, but have not removed because you scare"driver", there.

Many cameras were inactive, and because placement guidelines changed seven years ago.

The information was revealed by the mirror, after it speed camera details from 44 police forces of the country under the freedom of Information Act request.

Nineteen forces provided details on inactive cameras with the Metropolitan Police admit that 40% of 744 cameras in 2007 / 8 were turned off.32% Of 281 cameras were not working in the West Midlands.

A met source told the paper that many cameras have been disabled in December 2001 as the new guidelines on camera placement did not meet you.

"You have in place, have a deterrent to scare driver recognized left and encourage safe driving," added the unnamed source.

Meanwhile consultants have government transport equipment in cars limit the voluntary introduction of GPS based speed recommended.

In a joint report, the Commission for integrated transport and motorists say Forum, that intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) systems - vehicle speed on not over carbon emissions by 5.8% to 70 mph roads may reduce the road to limit automatically to reduce - speed.

The report would claiming to reduce injuries, accidents of 29% if all vehicles were equipped with ISA, but it is likely to meet some resistance of riders.

Presenter Quentin Wilson told BBC News: "Remote police I streets of satellites in the sky - make it a lot."

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