In the war against noisy super and not so super cars the Council deserves a plaudit.
Many doubted whether acoustic cameras would do much good but according to the Council over 500 triggerings have been reported.
Well done, Cllr Thallasites and McVeigh...you worked hard to get these erected and they seem to be working.
"We mentioned the installation of these in our last newsletter, and they have already been triggered by noisy vehicles over 500 times in the space of just a month. And now we are getting requests from other councils asking us how we achieved this – so it is great to be leading the way and to be spearheading something that is proving to be in great demand elsewhere too. The story was picked up by the BBC news – with residents interviewed and Sof was particularly pleased to hear the reporter refer to the cars as ‘so-called’ supercars!"
How many of the 500 triggerings have resulted in prosecutions and fines?
ReplyDeleteThe initial action is a warning. A second triggering results in a fine. I have noticed a sharp decrease in noisy cars so something good is resulting
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