While Gatsos can be...
While Gatsos can be used 24 hours a day, there has been a problem with mobile units at night - but the new pink technology has solved this. Steve Callaghan, from the Cumbria Road Casualty Reduction Partnership, explained: "Cameras haven"t been used at night due to the problems with the flash distracting drivers, but the pink bulb of this new device overcomes that.
The city council says...
The city council says recording every incident which results in a fixed penalty will dramatically reduce the 20,000 disputed tickets a year. A spokeswoman for the authority said: "The cameras will provide a photographic record of every car issued a ticket to give evidence in a dispute."
Other councils are set to follow suit, with local authorities in Edinburgh and Perth and Kinross already investing in similar equipment. It"s planned to start the scheme in Glasgow in March. Firms are now being asked to bid for the í‚á£180,000 contract to provide the first batch of cameras for the city"s wardens, who last year raked in more than í‚á£6.6million in fines.
Each camera can download digital data so that photos can be transferred to a main computer, where they will be stored as a permanent record of the offence until any penalty payment has been made. The scheme has received the RAC"s approval. Spokeswoman Sue Nicholson said: "The public will welcome these cameras because they provide clear evidence. It should also be easier for drivers who feel they have been wronged to prove they were not parked illegally."