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Cameras raked in £87m and still don’t work. Read more. 9-Jul-10 [source: Daily Mail]
Comment: Evidence continues to show that cameras still don't work.
Reader's Rage: 12345

Government pledge to end war on the motorist. Read more. 14-May-10 [source: Autocar]
Comment: Gone is the previous anti-motorist government and we welcome the new one who are making the right noises. Let's see if they can deliver on their pledges and if their message is heard by local authorities.
Reader's Rage: 12345

Conservatives to drop financial support for speed cameras. Manifesto says they will favour alternatives for more effective road safety such as vehicle activated signs.. 6-Apr-10 [source: Tory transport policy]
Comment: At last the promise of a rational road safety policy based on effectiveness and not financial greed. Vehicle activated signs have already proved to be more successful.
Reader's Rage: 12345

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Sign the Downing Street petition to scrap speed cameras
Published: 9th February 2007
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Reader's Rage: 12345 [56votes]

The road safety group Safespeed have set up an online petition at Tony Blair's 10 Downing Street website to scrap speed cameras. Please visit http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam/ and sign it if you are in favour of scrapping speed cameras.

Please note that after signing you will be sent an email which contains a link that you must click on to confirm that you and your email address are legitimate. This is to help prevent cheating. The deadline is 29th June 2007.

Meanwhile, a million people have signed the scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy petition. This is the plan where drivers will be forced to attach a tracking device to their vehicle so the government can track where you have driven and at what time and invoice you accordingly. The closing date for that petition is 20th February 2007.

Information sourced in part or in full from: 10 Downing Street

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