§ Lord Dixonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many fixed penalties and court fines have been ordered to be paid for the offence of speeding detected by camera since the inception of speed cameras in the Durham and Northumbria police areas. [HL2262]
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§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalAvailable information on the number of fixed penalties and court fines ordered to be paid for the offence of speeding detected by camera in the calendar years 1997 to 2001 is shown in the table for the Durham and Northumbria police force areas.
Information for 2002 will be available in late spring.
Table A: Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detected by cameras 1,2 in the Durham police force area 1997–2001 Offence and Year Fixed Penalties Court proceedings3 Number of tickets4 Number of fines 1997 — — 1998 515 60 1999 980 80 2000 2,700 490 2001 6,000 910 1 Automatic cameras until 1998, all camera types from 1999. 2 Offences under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 and the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973. 3 Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court. 4 Paid, that is no further action. Note: Reliable data only available from 1997 onwards for speeding offences detected by camera.
TableB: Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detected by cameras 1,2 in the Northumbria police force area 1997–2001 Offence and Year Fixed Penalties Court proceedings3 Number of tickets4 Number of fines 1997 14,500 710 1998 23,400 870 1999 25,600 840 2000 16,000 1,800 2001 21,200 700 1 Automatic cameras until 1998, all camera types from 1999. 2 Offences under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 and the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973. 3 Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were issued hut not paid and subsequently referred to court. 4 Paid, that is no further action. NOTE: Reliable data only available from 1997 onwards for speeding offences detected by camera.