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By Derek Bellis, Daily Post

NORTH Wales police plan to use their speed camera vans at night.

Special camera lenses are being tested so the nine "Arrive Alive" vans can operate in the dark.

They will be able to diffuse a car's headlights or rear lights to produce a proper image of the number plate and hopefully the driver.

Anti-speed officials last night denied the move, due to be introduced in the next few weeks, was designed to recoup any cash lost by the government clamp-down on increasing the number of fixed cameras

Arrive Alive "partnership" project manager Inspector Essi Ahari said: "It's not to do with money.


"We've not had an increase in cameras in two years."


Mr Ahari said the night-time cameras were specifically aimed at slashing the number of road tragedies involving youngsters, typically aged between 17 and 24.

"Boy and girl racers are the ones we are going to target," added the inspector.

"I think it's a great move. I'm determined to be there late at night to catch them."

He said Arrive Alive was anxious to reduce further deaths and serious injuries.

On top of the personal tragedies it was estimated that one death cost £1.3m and a serious injury more than £150,000.

In just one year 75,000 drivers were fined and handed points for speeding in North Wales, equivalent to the population of Anglesey.

Fines totalled £4.5m and in some months as many as 8,000 speeding motorists were caught.

But a spokesman for the People for Proper Policing pressure group was last night sceptical about the latest development.

Llandudno businessman Arthur Roberts said: "If boy racers are to be the target we applaud that as highly commendable.

"But we fear that other motorists doing just 35mph will be targeted too. It is dreadful for police relations with the public."

I reckon ArriveAlive will be sending NIPs to the recently deceased in fairly short time if this goes ahead.

"Boy and girl racers are the ones we are going to target," added the inspector.

nothing new at all the above i beleive was one of my first posts, but we are talking about north wales, they are having televisions next year

By Derek Bellis, Daily Post

Mr Ahari said the night-time cameras were specifically aimed at slashing the number of road tragedies involving youngsters, typically aged between 17 and 24.

"Boy and girl racers are the ones we are going to target," added the inspector.

Arrive Alive "partnership" project manager Inspector Essi Ahari said: "It's not to do with money.

On top of the personal tragedies it was estimated that one death cost £1.3m and a serious injury more than £150,000.

An employer has to may provsion for lone workers under H&S regs. A scammer in a van all alone on a cold wet windy evening must be fairly vulnerable.

If they rely on your own car's lights to illuminate your numberplate then all you have to do is turn them off!
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