SafeSpeed wrote:
PeterE wrote:
I dont agree with this - those responsible for law enforcement should never be given a financial incentive to maximise the revenue from fines. That will inevitably distort enforcement priorities.
Exactly.
Actually, it's better than the current situation.
At the moment (pre April 1st 2007) Road Safety Camera Partnerships are responsible for raising penalties and they are also responsible for siting new road safety cameras.
Using revenue from fines to fund extra road policing is surely a better alternative then funding more cameras?
Reinvesting proceeds from the collection of fines in preventing further infringements and detecting further infringement is surely better than putting them into the general pot with revenues raised from general taxation and treating them as such?
Ultimately, it is the Government responsible for law enforcement and going by some of your own arguments, they have more financial incentive then any road safety camera partnership/police authority to raise revenue from fines.