Councils have been told they will have to pay for new speed cameras under a future Conservative government and reveal how much each camera raises from fines.
Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said she would move to stop the relentless expansion in speed cameras, end Government funding for new ones and force councils to prove that where they wanted more cameras, they were the only option available.
Councils would be forced to say how much money from fines was raised from each camera individual camera site - something that has not been disclosed before.
Ms Villiers said: I believe that fixed speed cameras have reached their high watermark in this
country.Its time to put a stop to Labour’s cash cow camera culture. It’s time to say, enough is enough.
country.Its time to put a stop to Labour’s cash cow camera culture. It’s time to say, enough is enough.
Under Tory plans, the Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership, which was set up in 2002 and has a budget of about £3.2million, would be axed and councils given the responsibility.
The Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership did not comment but issued a statement from the Association of Chief Police Officers.(more)
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