ollie wrote:
also under an FOI request this County Derbyshire generates £480,000 per year from SACs but off course they are to EDUCATE drivers. Now where did I hear, never to believe everything that I'm told.!!!!!
As in all good fairy stories - ONCE UPON A TIME
we had a fleet of blokes, who's job was to police our roads. These were experts in roadcraft, well versed in all things car ,knew a bit of dodgy driving when they saw it and they could use some discretion as to whether to refer a case for prosecution or EDUCATE .Unfortunately, along came the auto cop -PC Gatso ,with no discretion , but as one 60's motoring show would say "a nice little earner" . Ans a whole new industry sprung up -motorist milking.But the blokes in cars were only earning cash ( when they decided on prosecution ) for the treasury, not the local SCP industry .
With the cream going to fund all manner of things ( as the balance sheets from SCP showed us ) . So to counter act this , gobby Brown decided to clamp down on this cottage ( or rather castle ) enterprise ,take all the cash from speeding ,and sprinkle some back to the counties,for road safety projects. WOE -ALAS said the local SCP Juntas, and immediately speed for prosecution got raised ,and Speed Awareness courses offered. So once again the local cottage ( or castle ) industry of milking the motorist was kept alive.
Now when next HMG realise what's going on - expect to see some more "culinary accountancy " from the CC and the local SCP cottage industry.