'Twas as I suspected. From icNorthWales:
Oh b*****r 5289I used to drive the A5 4 times a week, every week for years. Off the top of my head, the...
This really is the limit' Feb 28 2005
Daily Post
CAMPAIGNERS last night claimed North Wales' speeding threshold had been reduced.
They said motorists were now being prosecuted for driving 5mph above the 30mph limit.
Previously, drivers were not prosecuted until they reached speeds of 38mph.
A spokeswoman for safety partner-ship Arrive Alive last night declined to discuss the threshold. But she said that motorists who observed the speed limit need not worry.
Ian Glbutt, a member of pressure group People for Proper Policing Campaign, said he knew of someone who received a fixed penalty last week for driving at 35 mph in a 30mph zone.
"We say it is because the revenue is down. They have reduced the threshold to nick a few more people," he said. "People are going to be looking at their speedometers instead of looking where they are going," Mr Glbutt claimed.
Guidelines from the buttociation of Chief Police Officers - of which North Wales Police chief constable Richard Brunstrom is chairman of road policing - suggest that motorists should not be prosecuted unless they are 10% - plus two mph - over the speed limit.
Arrive Alive spokeswoman Beth Mitcheson said that the guidelines allowed for a margin of error.
But she said motorists must not think they can break the speed limit and avoid prosecution.
help on driving licence endorsements14-05-03 - 3 points for shooting a red light 14-07-04 - 3 points for pbutting a speed camera at 60mph in a 50mph zone That's the history. But in the last 2...
"A speed limit is a speed limit whether it is 30 mph, 40mph, 50mph or 60 mph," she added.
Campaigners fear the move may mean many more drivers will be prosecuted.
Arrive Alive bosses have consistently dismissed suggestions that they are raising money through the safety scheme.
They insist the partnership is aimed at saving lives.
Its website states: "Careful drivers who adhere to the speed limits will not fund the scheme.
"All monies raised from the campaign can only go to fund additional cameras.
"Members of the partnership cannot use it for any other purpose other than the Arrive Alive safety camera campaign."
Money raised from speeding fines is reinvested in cameras, enforcement officers, equipment, education and administration.
The website adds: "These are additional resources which do not detract from other policing duties.
help on driving licence endorsementswas This happened to me the other day. A section of road that had always been 40mph was changed to 30mph overnight. The first time I went through it, at night, the 40mph signs had...
"All officers involved in the project are paid for by speeding motorists, therefore freeing up money to pay for additional officers for North Wales Police.
Oh b*****r 5290And the answer is ... A5 Corwen, Denbighshire. While I can't deny that I might have been doing the claimed 35 in a 30 zone, and will inevitably suffer the consequences, it makes an utter farce...
"Breaking the speed limit is against the law. Motorists should be aware that if they exceed that limit, the risk of detection is high."
