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[Summo]

The local police don't receive one penny of any money gathered in fines. By law, the cash has to go back into a national pot to be invested in improving the transport infrastructure.

Police gain nothing except improved stats by hiding speed cameras.

 

[Wij]

A blowout at 80 mph is almost exactly as likely to kill you. It just depends what's in your way.

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by SomeGuy
The local police don't receive one penny of any money gathered in fines. By law, the cash has to go back into a national pot to be invested in improving the transport infrastructure.

Police gain nothing except improved stats by hiding speed cameras.

Not true. Many Police Forces have been allowed to keep the money from Speed Cameras.

 

[Will]

And if you think that they aren't always loaded with film, remember that they'll probably be digital cameras soon.

 

[Summo]

Originally posted by Wij
Many Police Forces have been allowed to keep the money from Speed Cameras.

... but only up to their original budget allocated for deployment of speed cameras.

Police and local authorities don't make money on camers - in most cases they are complaining about how much it costs to maintain them.

Even if they did - it's Public Sector. Any money they make gets spent on the public or public administration. Nobody gets a fat pay increase if cameras catch more people.

 

[Wij]

I bet many police chiefs do justify pay rises on those grounds. It's certainly not on burglary clear-up rates that's for sure. They couldn't give a flying fuck about those

 

[Summo]

No, Wij! No!

Salaries are are set centrally. No bonuses, no gifts. It's Public Sector. No nothing. I'm in local government.

Don't make me fight you...

 

[Wij]

Maybe, but it still helps them meet prosection targets I'll bet. If you're in local government can I blame u for the March road-digging bonanza we get everywhere ?

 

[Summo]

Heh heh. You noticed that, did you? Every department in local government does that.

For those who don't know, local government works like this:

Every department gets a yearly budget. If they don't spend every penny of that budget then next year's budget is reduced accordingly because obviously they don't need all the money they are getting.

As the end of the tax year approaches and there's still a lot of cash left in the kitty, everyone goes on a mad spending spree for fear that next year somebody might take away their money.

Consequently, in March roads are dug up for minor, yet expensive improvements, council chairs are upgraded, 2000 new PCs are purchased (a favourite as this spend is justifiable yet hidden from the public) and a hundred public sector buildings get a fresh coat of paint.


/edit
One of the many drawbacks of this system is that nothing exists beyond next April. A typical conversation with the money people might go like this:

Treasuror: Hang on, you've got £50,000 here that hasn't been spent.
IT Dept: We know. We're saving up to upgrade the whole network in 2004.
Treasuror: In when?
IT Dept: In 2004. Three years down the line.
Treasuror : After April?
IT Dept: Um... Yes. We'll be able to invest £150,000 to give all the schools faster, cheaper, centrally managed Internet access and save the authority more then £90,000 per year.
Treasuror: Aha! But that money comes out of different budgets.
IT Dept: Only because every school is forced to pay for Internet access independantly to hundreds of different ISPs. Our long-term strategy is to combine them so we can save...
Treasuror: Long term? Is that after April?
IT Dept: Well... yes.
Treasuror: I do not recognise the concept of 'after April.' Your budget has been cut.

A little insight, there.

 

[old.ignus]

Originally posted by Ch3tan


On that point anyone know if from 2002 you have to be 21 to drive? I cant remeber if teh law got passed or not.

That's been a rumour for years now don't worry about it. Imagine the trouble they'd have with drivers between 17 and 21 who have already passed.

 

[bids]

Sounds a lot like NHS planning - me likes end of year spends

 

[Will]

If you're a man under 25, it's impossible to get insured on anything with a more powerfull engine than a hairdryer. It's natural selection at work.

 

[Testin da Cable]

makes me kinda glad I'm 26 then

 

[Wij]

Tch, youngster !

 

[]SK[]

Gosh I hate fwd: emails.
Block em all!

 

[Testin da Cable]

Originally posted by Wij
Tch, youngster !

what was that gramps?

 

[Wij]

*shakes fist and mumbles*

 

[Testin da Cable]

/me slowly drives car past Wij's house playing loud music on the boom-box

 

[Wij]

/me throws his cholostomy bag in thru the driver's window !

 

[Testin da Cable]

/me ducks and lets the shotgun rider take it in the face!

 

[Summo]

Ewwwwww!!!!!!1111

/ me makes mental note never to hitch a lift with TDC.

 

[Testin da Cable]

hehe you should have ducked too