Ahh, I thought so....
I have just received my FOI answer from Dorset police for how many speeding tickets have been issued from that camera. Obviously it was not worth having it there for the poxy few dozen tickets it issued every year, so they dropped the speed limit (even though Crashmap reveals no serious accidents for years before the limit was reduced.....)
It's enough to make one a bit cynical
Year - Speeding tickets from the camera at A348 Ringwood Rd West Howe (a primary route dual carriageway).
(the speed limit reduced in 2023, no data was given for that year, one can only speculate how high it was !) :
2020 - 39
2021 - 55
2022 - 32
2024 - 11,594
2025 - 3054 (pro rata = 6665)
Total = 14,774
4,875 were to vehicles not registered in an BH postcode (which I would venture to suggest would be a significantly higher percentage than that of the BH registered vehicles passing that site)
So, according to some of the esteemed contributors to this forum, that's nearly 15,000 drivers who "do not deserve to have a driving licence", from one camera.
I have just received my FOI answer from Dorset police for how many speeding tickets have been issued from that camera. Obviously it was not worth having it there for the poxy few dozen tickets it issued every year, so they dropped the speed limit (even though Crashmap reveals no serious accidents for years before the limit was reduced.....)
It's enough to make one a bit cynical
Year - Speeding tickets from the camera at A348 Ringwood Rd West Howe (a primary route dual carriageway).
(the speed limit reduced in 2023, no data was given for that year, one can only speculate how high it was !) :
2020 - 39
2021 - 55
2022 - 32
2024 - 11,594
2025 - 3054 (pro rata = 6665)
Total = 14,774
4,875 were to vehicles not registered in an BH postcode (which I would venture to suggest would be a significantly higher percentage than that of the BH registered vehicles passing that site)
So, according to some of the esteemed contributors to this forum, that's nearly 15,000 drivers who "do not deserve to have a driving licence", from one camera.
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