Warning letters!
Richard Brunstrom takes a tough stance on speeding!
(What's new?)
Drivers who are caught speeding in the North Wales Police force area, but who were not going fast enough to be fined, can expect letter telling them they have broken the law.
The Welsh force - which has come under considerable criticism for its hard-line stance against speeding drivers - is the first in the UK to take the step.
A motorist can expect a £60 fine and three penalty points on the licence if caught doing 38mph or more in a 30mph zone in the force area.
But, until recently, if a motorist was clocked at 37mph in the same zone, nothing would be done.
Now, however, drivers who are caught doing 37mph are being sent stern letters warning them that they, too, are breaking the law.
So far, as many as 800 warning letters have been sent out.
The force said on Friday that the scheme had been so successful, it might be extended to people caught driving at 35 and 36mph.
The organisation which operates the cameras - Arrive Alive - has explained that the letters are aimed at getting people to slow down, and teaching road-users the dangers of speeding.
But the Chief Constable of North Wales, Richard Brunstrom, has already admitted that the thresholds at which drivers get fined are under review and he would like to see them reduced.
More here,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3381739.stm
>>A motorist can expect a £60 fine and three penalty points on the licence if caught doing 38mph or more in a 30mph zone in the force area.
EH?
WOT??
(I think they forgot to add, They can also expect the fine and points for doing 31mph in a 30mph zone!!)
(Or better still, for doing 38mph in a
40 mph zone!! (It happens!!))
(Better than better still, for doing 31mph in a 40mph lowered to 30mph zone
As for,
>>But, until recently, if a motorist was clocked at 37mph in the same zone, nothing would be done.
(
PURE Unadulterated, Bull...SH!T!!)
>>Now, however, drivers who are caught doing 37mph are being sent stern letters warning them that they, too, are breaking the law.
(Er, doing 37mph where?? on NSL roads??)
>>So far, as many as 800 warning letters have been sent out.
(Are you trying to tell us that 'HE' (DickTurpinStrum) would allow (a possible) nearly fifty grand to slip from his thieving mitts??)
>>The force said on Friday that the scheme had been so successful, it might be extended to people caught driving at 35 and 36mph.
(And then further extended to 25 and 26mph and even lower??)
>>The organisation which operates the cameras - Arrive Alive - has explained that the letters are'
aimed at getting people to slow down and teaching roadusers the dangers of speeding
(Does this apply too ACCs who do 104mph???)
But the Chief Constable of North Wales, Richard Brunstrom, has already admitted that the thresholds at which drivers get fined are under review and he would like to see them reduced.
(REDUCED???? Yeah? Right! More like, 'RAISED'!!!)
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Seriously though,
If the report was correct, I think it would be welcome news.
Surely, no driver would contest a fine for driving at 38mph (or even 37mph) in a 30 mph zone as that sort of speed is totally unacceptable and warrants a fine and points!
The main problem with the speed enforcement tactics we are currently experiencing, is the fact that many police forces (inc. Notts) do not even allow the 10% + 2 margin, (As per the ACPO guidelines) and penalise drivers for doing 33mph in a 30mph zone, this is where the hostility and resentment towards cameras comes from!
I personally do not believe anything that stormtrooper Brunstrom says! he must be the most despised man in this country due to his fanatical, paranoid activities regarding motorists!
Hanbo.