Officer Meredydd Hughes, a police chief who is at the forefront of combating speeding on Britain’s roads, today admitted twice being caught out by roadside cameras. This, South Yorkshire’s top officer, has played a leading role in national speed camera policy. Mr Hughes believed the policy should include hiding cameras, which currently have to be highly visible. He may lose his licence as a result of his misdemeanours.
Officer Hughes is just one of many professional drivers who run a great risk of losing their livelihood due to minor transgressions. It would be interesting to know if he inwardly continues to believe that portable hidden cameras should be used to penalise honest law abiding drivers who slipped up by mistake. No doubt he will keep this view to himself if he wishes to keep his position.