Speed Cameras (Hansard, 12 February 2004)

§ David Davis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money was raised in fines from speed cameras in the Humberside area in the last three years. [154167]

§ Caroline Flint
Information on the revenue raised from speed offences detected by camera is not available.
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However the table shows, for the Humberside police force area, the number of fixed penalties ordered to be paid and the number of court fines for such offences in the calendar years 1999 to 2001 (latest available).

Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detect by cameras^1,2 in the Humberside police force area, 1999–2001

Fixed penalties Court proceedings³

Number of tickets⁴ Estimated revenue (£) ⁵ Number of fines Total amount of fine (£) Average fine

1999 7,400 296,200 240 22,600 96

2000 15,700 680,500 27 2,600 97

2001⁶ 13,600 816,200 15 3,150 210

¹ Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and The Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.

² Automatic cameras until 1998, all camera types from 1999.

³ Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court.

⁴ Paid, i.e. no further action.

⁵ Estimate based on £40 fixed penalty charge to October 2000. From November 2000 the penalty was raised to £60.

⁶ A single month's shortfall was found for court proceedings summary motoring offences within Humberside police force in 2001.

Notes:
Figures have been rounded.

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money was raised in fines from speed cameras in the last year for which records are available in(a) West Sussex and (b) the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency. [154399]

§ Caroline Flint
Information on the revenue raised from speed offences detected by camera is not available.
Available information on the number of fixed

Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detected by cameras¹ in the Sussex police force area, 2001

Fixed penalties Court proceedings²

Number of tickets^3, Estimated revenue (£)⁴ Number of fines Total amount of fine (£) Average fine

2001 10,900 655,100 720 57,500 80

¹ Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and The Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.

² Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court.

³ Paid, i.e. no further action.

⁴ 'Estimate' based on £60 penalty charge.

Notes:
Figures have been rounded.

Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detect by cameras^1,2 in the Humberside police force area, 1999–2001
	Fixed penalties	Court proceedings³
	Number of tickets⁴	Estimated revenue (£) ⁵	Number of fines	Total amount of fine (£)	Average fine
1999	7,400	296,200	240	22,600	96
2000	15,700	680,500	27	2,600	97
2001⁶	13,600	816,200	15	3,150	210
¹ Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and The Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.
² Automatic cameras until 1998, all camera types from 1999.
³ Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court.
⁴ Paid, i.e. no further action.
⁵ Estimate based on £40 fixed penalty charge to October 2000. From November 2000 the penalty was raised to £60.
⁶ A single month's shortfall was found for court proceedings summary motoring offences within Humberside police force in 2001.

Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detected by cameras¹ in the Sussex police force area, 2001
	Fixed penalties	Court proceedings²
	Number of tickets^3,	Estimated revenue (£)⁴	Number of fines	Total amount of fine (£)	Average fine
2001	10,900	655,100	720	57,500	80
¹ Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and The Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.
² Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court.
³ Paid, i.e. no further action.
⁴ 'Estimate' based on £60 penalty charge.