Monthly Archives February 2014

Somerset speed cameras back on

Six fixed digital speed cameras will be turned on again in Somerset following a dispute between Somerset Council and Avon & Somerset Police Police over who should pay for them. The cameras were turned off in 2011 after the area’s safety camera partnership was dissolved. In December last year the Chief Constable  offered to buy unused speed […]

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60 mph Motorway limit proposed

60 mph Motorway limit proposed

The Highways Agency has proposed another 60mph motorway speed limit, this time on a section of the M3 between junctions 3 at Lightwater and 4 near Farnborough. The proposed restriction  would apply from 7am to 7pm seven days a week. It comes hot on the heels of a similar proposal to introduce 60 mph limits […]

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Drink driving: Prosecutions falling but conviction rate constant

Drink driving: Prosecutions falling but conviction rate constant

According to recent Ministry of Justice figures, the number of drink driving prosecutions is falling. For example in 2007, there were almost 75,000 such prosecutions, compared with just over 50,000 in 2011, the most recent figures available. The conviction rate, however, has remained almost constant. Some may argue that the falling figures are evidence of […]

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Police traffic officer caught drink driving

Police traffic officer caught drink driving

A SOUTH Yorkshire Police officer has pleaded guilty to drink driving. The serving traffic officer committed the offence while driving to work in Sheffield. Appearing before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court, the officer was banned for a year and fined. His ban will be reduced to nine months if he takes part in a drink-drive rehabilitation course. He […]

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Sussex Police say they won’t enforce 20 mph limits

Sussex Police say they won’t enforce 20 mph limits

Sussex Police has said it does not routinely expect to enforce 20 mph speed limits and will not commit extra resources to policing them. However, a police spokesman went on to say that: “Where drivers are exceeding the speed limit through wilful offending, officers can enforce the limit and prosecute offenders.” A recent poll by the […]

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