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A nationwide network of cameras that can read car number plates, and the introduction of new fixed penalty notices for motoring offences, are being backed by police and the Home Office.
They believe that the cameras, which read number plates and check them against a national police database, should be rolled out across the country to help in the fight against crime.
New fixed penalty notices such as driving without a valid MoT, driving without tax or failing to register a vehicle may be introduced to help pay for the cost of the cameras.
The Home Office says the cameras used in nine pilot schemes have led to impressive arrest and prosecution levels, and hopes that using them nationwide will help meet its target of cutting car crime by 30% by 2004.
Currently car crime accounts for a fifth of all crime in Britain, with an incident taking place every 12 seconds on average.
Although the new crime-fighting measures have already won broad support, the final go-ahead will only be announced once the pilot projects have finished in March.
This sounds good, but whats are chances of the system being used to prosecute ****** speeding too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
They believe that the cameras, which read number plates and check them against a national police database, should be rolled out across the country to help in the fight against crime.
New fixed penalty notices such as driving without a valid MoT, driving without tax or failing to register a vehicle may be introduced to help pay for the cost of the cameras.
The Home Office says the cameras used in nine pilot schemes have led to impressive arrest and prosecution levels, and hopes that using them nationwide will help meet its target of cutting car crime by 30% by 2004.
Currently car crime accounts for a fifth of all crime in Britain, with an incident taking place every 12 seconds on average.
Although the new crime-fighting measures have already won broad support, the final go-ahead will only be announced once the pilot projects have finished in March.
This sounds good, but whats are chances of the system being used to prosecute ****** speeding too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif