La Vitesse

They got me doing 67 m.p.h. on the M11. The speed limit there is 70 m.p.h. except for the section of temporary roadworks where I was photographed, where it's 50 m.p.h. I have a fixed penalty offer of £60 plus three points on my licence.

Why is the penalty system based on twelve points when only three- and six-point fines are handed out? A four-point system would work just fine.

Safe Speed conducts independent research into how cameras have made our roads more dangerous by taking the responsibility for setting a safe speed out of the hands of motorists and diverting driver attention from all other road concerns in speed trap areas. There's a lot more to safe driving than speed but no other issue is so profitable for the authorities nor so capable of driving a wedge between otherwise law-abiding citizens and the police over the last five years.

When I'd heard nothing after two weeks I thought I might get away with it but I wasn't the registered owner of the vehicle and they're allowed more time to find out who was driving. The "cash camera" swindle would grind to a halt if everyone in my position opted for a court appearance instead of a fixed penalty but unless everyone is actually going to do it then I think I'll refrain from making an example of myself on this occasion.