paul73mt
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Had an email from the Highways agency today saying they want to know what we think of the Varable speed cameras on the Motorway as there thinking of turning them on!!!
In Controlled Motorway schemes, the enforcement of VMSL will use the Highways Agency Digital Enforcement Camera System (HADECS). The digital photographs are transmitted electronically to a Police Fixed Penalty Office (FPO), where the offending drivers are identified and appropriate action taken.
The complete process impacts on the Highways Agency, the Police, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and HM Courts Service. However, experience has shown that a relatively small number of offenders will have to be processed through the Magistrates’ Courts.
This has been dealt with by an agreement between the four parties (Managed Motorway National Enforcement Strategic Agreement, December 2009). The intention of the agreement is to ensure that enforcement of controlled motorway will have minimal impact on the normal procedures of the Police, CPS and Courts. To maximise efficiency, ensure consistency and minimise financial impact it is proposed to identify
key Police Forces, CPS offices and Magistrates Courts in each of the seven Highways
Agency Regions and to process enforcement cases centrally on a regional basis.
Offences captured by the HADECS system are processed with financial support from the Highways Agency by virtue of Section 38 of the Vehicle (Crime) Act 2001. This enables the Secretary of State to fund Police and others to undertake the enforcement of variable speed limits.
In Controlled Motorway schemes, the enforcement of VMSL will use the Highways Agency Digital Enforcement Camera System (HADECS). The digital photographs are transmitted electronically to a Police Fixed Penalty Office (FPO), where the offending drivers are identified and appropriate action taken.
The complete process impacts on the Highways Agency, the Police, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and HM Courts Service. However, experience has shown that a relatively small number of offenders will have to be processed through the Magistrates’ Courts.
This has been dealt with by an agreement between the four parties (Managed Motorway National Enforcement Strategic Agreement, December 2009). The intention of the agreement is to ensure that enforcement of controlled motorway will have minimal impact on the normal procedures of the Police, CPS and Courts. To maximise efficiency, ensure consistency and minimise financial impact it is proposed to identify
key Police Forces, CPS offices and Magistrates Courts in each of the seven Highways
Agency Regions and to process enforcement cases centrally on a regional basis.
Offences captured by the HADECS system are processed with financial support from the Highways Agency by virtue of Section 38 of the Vehicle (Crime) Act 2001. This enables the Secretary of State to fund Police and others to undertake the enforcement of variable speed limits.
