Motorists are to be told how many drivers have been caught speeding by individual cameras under plans which will reveal the biggest money spinners in the country. Until now, most partnerships are reluctant to admit which cameras were the biggest earners, normally only releasing the information following a
Freedom of Information application. But under proposals drawn up by the road safety minister, they will have to publish information to justify the use of cameras. A Whitehall source said:
"For the first time people will be able to see whether their local cameras are really cutting accidents or just being used as cash cows."
One GATSO at the southern end of the M11 in Essex has raked in
£2.3 million in fines over five years and others earn safety camera partnerships several hundred thousand pounds a year.
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