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Source: BBC News - Web site, Thursday 4 March 2004.
A review of the positioning of speed cameras has shown they are
all in the right place, the government has said.
The review concluded that none of the new yellow cameras should
be removed.
It said all but one police force would be in the Safety Camera Partnership
- where fines go towards more cameras rather than the Treasury -
by 2005.
Transport Minister David Jamieson told the BBC all partnerships
had written in and: "The indications are that the cameras are
in the right places."
There have been concerns at the siting of cameras, with some motorists
complaining they are placed at the foot of steep hills, where it
is difficult to keep to the speed limit.
Some groups have also complained that the cameras are a money-raising
exercise for the Treasury. In 2002-03, the camera partnerships received
£73m in fines, of which £7m went to the Treasury. The
rest of the money is used for installing, operating and maintaining
cameras.
More than 40 local authorities are now in the department's camera
partnership.
Source: BBC News - Web site, Thursday 4 March 2004.
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