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FTA says cameras are biased against trucks
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FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association chief executive Richard Turner has presented transport minister David Jamieson with evidence that speed cameras are specifically targeting trucks rather than cars He says FTA members are being caught by cameras positioned to catch trucks exceeding the vehicle speed limit, rather than the road speed limit. "I have been told that cameras are being angled to only pick up high-sided vehicles," says Turner. "I have now put the evidence together and given it to Jamieson's private secretary." Meanwhile, CM readers have responded to Barry Proctor's assertion last week that speed cameras can now differentiate between trucks and other vehicles.
Mike Williams, of Mike Williams Haulage in Telford, says a rising number of his drivers are being fined and given penalty points on their licences And John English, a small haulier in Coventry, believes the UK government should follow the German system, which he believes is "much more just".
According to German trade association BGL, drivers caught by speed cameras in and around cities are fined if they are doing up to 20km/h over the limit. Penalty points on licences only kick in after this point.
And on motorways and out-ofcity areas the points system only comes in if drivers are exceeding the limit by 30km. "I think it's a brilliant system," says English. "A lot of normal law-abiding citizens are losing their licences in the UK for minor infringements."
However, a BGL spokesman says it has raised concerns as some people fear that low fines for speeding pose a safety risk.