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Speed camera expert Stephen Mesquita, who has contributed an exclusive article to the new season’s Phillips atlases entitled 10 Top Tips to Avoid Speeding Penalties, reveals a shocking ‘legacy of inconsistency’ in the way that speed cameras are operated across the UK.

Mesquita criticizes the authorities for putting in place a system that is inconsistently operated and administered and that makes it too easy for the otherwise law-abiding motorist to break the law. There is so much variation from area to area that it is very unlikely that the motorist will receive even treatment across the UK. He also says that no less than two million people in the year to April 2005 alone - have been the victims of speed cameras.

"The whole thing is a complete mess and is in need of a radical shake-up", says Stephen Mesquita. "Speed cameras that save lives are of course a good thing. But what we have now is a system that is hard to understand, inconsistently operated and which turns too many otherwise law-abiding motorists into law-breakers. In turn that alienates the police from the motorist. It’s not a good situation".

The Top Ten Tips include (aside from that sex change advice!) chapters with headings such as:

Beware 30 and 40 mph limits
Stick to B roads and motorways
Learn to tell your Gatso from your Digital Specs
Avoid the points by going back to school