Expanding Traffic Camera Enforcement
UK and Guyana expand automated traffic camera enforcement to target vehicle offences
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UK authorities are considering tougher action against vehicles using “ghost” plates designed to evade automatic number-plate recognition, including impoundment, fines of up to £1,000 and six penalty points; trial cameras in southeast England have reportedly detected hundreds to about 1,000 such vehicles daily. In Penzance, cameras are being activated on Market Jew Street, where private cars face a £70 fine for driving during restricted hours; the council has recorded about 600 daily breaches, and some local businesses oppose the measure. Derbyshire has installed three average-speed cameras on the A5012 Via Gellia, while Cumbria Police continues to publish the daily locations of its mobile speed-camera vans. In Guyana, police expect to bring 48 additional camera lanes into operation, expanding a system already running across 112 lanes to deter offences and provide evidence for enforcement.
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The proposed six-point penalty could automatically disqualify newly qualified drivers, while the article says illegal-plate offences currently carry a fixed penalty starting at £100 and no licence points.
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One report estimates that as many as one in 15 vehicles on British roads may have plates unreadable by ANPR; it also says stealth-plate treatments can be bought online for as little as £30.
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Cornwall Council said the Penzance restrictions address safety concerns, saying that continued breaches “create some real safety concerns.”
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