§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether there are any plans for police forces to be allowed to recoup some of the costs they incur in operating speed cameras from motorists caught by these cameras.
§ Lord Williams of MostynThere are no such plans. Hypothecating the revenue from speeding fines would result in expenditure on traffic enforcement being determined by the income generated, rather than the relative priority of the activity.
In the light of the Home Office's study of the cost benefit analysis of traffic light and speed cameras we have decided to examine the funding arrangements for the cameras and consider what more might be done.