To see one put over on the powers who regard motorists as a cash cow is unusual but quietly satisfying. I suspect no one could argue with cameras used to monitor universally acknowledge black spots, but we all know that is not the case. It brings the enforcement tactics and the law into disrepute. However we all know the rules and I suppose we would rather work within them than see chaos descend. Fixed cameras first; then what??

It may be an urban myth but here goes. I worked in the Scottish Borders for some time in the mid 90's. I travelled the Coldstream road, A689 or something. It is a decent road and in a quick car it fun to drive, but there are quite a few fixed cameras of the Gatso type. In those days they were loaded with film on a regular basis. The locals, most of whom enjoyed a spot of rallying would see the cameras being loaded. Then they would drive at them at speed from the opposite direction, slightly veer across the white line into view and the camera would flash and take a picture of nothing. This was great sport apparently and they kept doing it until the police got fed up and stopped loading film into the cameras. I was flashed a couple of times when first travelling the road and never received an NIP. There could be some truth in it. I think the modern digital cameras have put paid to that tactic though. Pity. greta fun at the time.

Cheers Concrete

Notice, it's not in the news the way the French government are now dealing with the yellow jacket protesters, they have rushed through a new law that says all protests must be pre-registered and approved by the authorities (which of course they won't approve) so any more than a handful of people grouped together are being arrested on the spot as unauthorised protesters - sounds like fascism to me. Even 3 or 4 people wearing yellow jackets having their breakfast in cafes are being rounded up and taken away!

As usual, genuine establishment uses of the jackboot are being suppressed by the media - unless the story is anything to do with people with anti-establishment views - then they can't thrown words like N**I and fascist around fast enough.