I don’t think the information should be public.
Turn them off, leave the camera standing, nobody knows, people still slow down. Win Win.
I don’t agree with the vans though, surely that’s more expensive, with the wages + running costs of a van etc, just put an extra traffic plod out, he can do BAD driving instead of just breaking of law technicality - ie speeding etc.
Too much emphasis placed on speed in my opinion, because it’s an easy money maker for the recipients of the fines. As far as I understand the NSL was first introduced as a fuel saving measure during the 70’s fuel crisis, nothing to do with saving lives. If the government was really concerned with safety they’d reduce the speed limit across the board and make the driving test a lot more stringent. Of course they won’t do that because that would make them unpopular with voters half of whom would be unable to drive to an acceptable standard. Cameras give them a double win situation in that the public are fooled (some of them anyway) into thinking the government is doing something about ‘dangerous’ drivers and the government profits handsomely from the fines gathered from those caught dangerously over the speed limit, the majority probably 3 or 4 mph over.
It’s not speed that’s dangerous but the inappropriate use of it, whether that be judged by the situation in which it’s used or the level of ability of the driver to control the vehicle at the speed in question. What’s appropriate or not depends on a lot of things and cameras have no way of judging. Get rid of them all and spend the money on proper traffic cops and proper training for drivers.
I think they should be turned off with a car tyre, an old newspaper and half a gallon of diesel. 
Harry Monk:
I think they should be turned off with a car tyre, an old newspaper and half a gallon of diesel.
Haha, anyone would think you were a Dewsbury lad with them ideas, Mr Monk.
This could just be a clever plan, tell everyone they are switched off but really go and load them all…