Scamera makes £72,000 in 3 weeks

Tommy B · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:36

http://www.pistonheads.com/speed/default.asp?storyId=18233

Over 1,200 drivers have been caught speeding in just three weeks by a single Lancashire mobile scamera, it has been reported. This has raked in £72,000 – seven times the average Lancashire speed camera’s revenue in a year.

Police set the device up in a lay-by on the 70mph A56 bypass to enforce a 50mph limit during roadworks. The device will be there for another 13 weeks while a £2.8million project to lay a new road surface and lighting is completed.

I was about to launch a thread of abuse at this, but actually I'm with them on this one.

One thing that gets on my nerves during motorway driving is tossers who speed through 50mph Roadwork zones at 80-90mph. How can you possibly complain about being caught when it is possibly the most enforced section of road on the entire motorway. I hope the people caught learn their lesson.

Stellios · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:38

Thats peanuts, the ones on the A1058 made over £200k in a month. They have the road down to 30mph to do work on a bridge and the cameras have caught literally thousands of people.

Tommy B · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:45

Good for them. It is well known you can largely escape motorway cruising at 80-90mph but in these sections it is bloomin' obvious there will be speed cameras. If you get caught, it's your own fault for being so stupid.

Crossy · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:54

Stellios said:
Thats peanuts, the ones on the A1058 made over £200k in a month. They have the road down to 30mph to do work on a bridge and the cameras have caught literally thousands of people.

lmao. Yep. Caught nearly half of my work mates. Its easy to spot the van though. So aslong as your not going too fast you dont have any bother.

Duke · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:54

Good.

dirtydog · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:55

Seems most people over at Pistonheads don't agree with having cameras covering roadworks.

Muffin` · 21 Jun 2008 at 15:56

Makes sense when there are people working, there wasn't always people working

AtreuS · 21 Jun 2008 at 16:22

I use this road twice a week ( both ways ) and have seen the signs and the van quite a lot. Anyone who gets caught is WELL within the 50mph zone and its very well signposted. You would have to be blind not to see them so anyone who gets caught deserves it in this case imho.

Admittedly ive not actually seen any workmen on the road in that area but the signage is spot on and the van is a good way inside the restricted zone.

chaparral · 21 Jun 2008 at 16:24

dirtydog said:
Seems most people over at Pistonheads don't agree with having cameras covering roadworks.

They soon change there mind if it was them that was working on the road....

Fr0dders · 21 Jun 2008 at 16:27

chaparral said:
They soon change there mind if it was them that was working on the road....

there'd be more sympathy if the limit was raised at night when the works have gone.

chaparral · 21 Jun 2008 at 16:32

MrLOL said:
there'd be more sympathy if the limit was raised at night when the works have gone.

I Known what you mean there....(As over here we have much lower speed limits around schools & beaches etc.And these limits are still inforced late at night

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