Last of West Midlands' 304 fixed speed cameras is switched off - Polidicks

[B]Police force scraps all 304 speed cameras as they're too expensive to run (but officers will still catch drivers with mobile units) [/B] - Officers can't afford the £580,000 cost of upgrading them to digital film - They are now using mobile cameras at speeding hotspots [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2302352/Police-force-scraps-304-speed-cameras-theyre-expensive-run-theyll-catch-mobile-units.html[/URL]

I didn't even know this was a thing.

Woohoo i live in the West Midlands. On another note, i live in the west midlands :(

[QUOTE]However, the cash-strapped local authorities balked at the estimated £580,000 cost of upgrading the cameras to digital film, and do not have the money to continue running them. Removing the cameras would cost £600,000. [/QUOTE] how does this work out, they end up paying more to remove them

[QUOTE=frankie penis;40120059]how does this work out, they end up paying more to remove them[/QUOTE] the upgrade costs slightly less than removing them, but after the upgrade they will need to keep spending money on them to keep them running

[QUOTE=frankie penis;40120059]how does this work out, they end up paying more to remove them[/QUOTE] they'd still have to run and maintain them, making the cost greater over time

[QUOTE=frankie penis;40120059]how does this work out, they end up paying more to remove them[/QUOTE] They might not be removing them, just turning them off and sticking a bag over them like they do with traffic lights

Government is efficient! Get's something installed for a huge price and can't afford to use it. :rock:

Howcome it costs so much to remove 300 speed cameras? Do they have to be de-activated or something?

[QUOTE=Simples;40121792]Howcome it costs so much to remove 300 speed cameras? Do they have to be de-activated or something?[/QUOTE] Probably the labour costs of removing the speed camera and terminating the connections - it's more than likely that the councils are paying way too much anyway

[QUOTE=Simples;40121792]Howcome it costs so much to remove 300 speed cameras? Do they have to be de-activated or something?[/QUOTE] $5000 toilets

[QUOTE=d10sfan;40122244]$5000 toilets[/QUOTE] I seem to remember us spending £50,000 on a self-cleaning toilet on an island which is closed 6 months a year

'Digital film'?

[QUOTE=smurfy;40122289]'Digital film'?[/QUOTE] 'Daily Mail'

They did the same thing where I live A lot of people where speeding, they started putting in cameras to catch people. Then everyone stopped speeding, they turned them all off, and now everyone is speeding again. Not to mention they're rather dangerous. I've been riding down the road before at like 3am, and saw one of them go off, they produce such a bright blinding and distracting flash.

Speed Camera's are dangerous. My driving is a little more erratic when I see the signs because I am looking all over the place for them. They should just do away with all of them so I can fly around properly.

[QUOTE=Simples;40121792]Howcome it costs so much to remove 300 speed cameras? Do they have to be de-activated or something?[/QUOTE] They probably have to pay to dispose of the electronics and radar etc that's inside them.