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Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« on: January 22, 2008, 05:24:38 PM »
Quote from: BBC Web Shite
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency risks becoming "a complete laughing stock" after it emerged nearly 40% of motorbikes were untaxed, MPs have said.

Evasion rates among all car owners rose to 5% in 2006-7, costing taxpayers £214 million, up from 3.6% in 2005-6.

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Quote from: The Commons Public Accounts Committee
Hi-tech solutions, such as electronic chips in number plates, theft-resistant plates and sensors in vehicles should be considered in the longer-term to tackle the growing problem of cloned, false and foreign plates

And then, the piece de resistance which takes this report directly to The Comedy Room…

Quote from: The Commons Public Accounts Committee
It was also physically difficult for the police to detain motorcyclists as they can easily turn round and drive off

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What a state!  noooo:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2008, 05:57:39 PM »
I thought the DVLA recognition camera things all worked by taking pictures of the fronts of oncoming vehicles?

As motorcycles seem only to have rear number plates these days, I assume it doesn't work.

They will have to provide the police with equipment to take motorcyclists from behind.  eyes:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2008, 06:06:54 PM »
Speed cameras in Cyprus all take pictures from the front too… or at least they did until they turned them all off in November…   cloud9:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2008, 06:46:58 PM »
.....at least they told you they turned them all off BM. Nothing like making a mint out of catching berks who are hairing all over the place because they think the camera's arent working  whistle:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2008, 06:51:37 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 22, 2008, 06:46:58 PM
.....at least they told you they turned them all off BM. Nothing like making a mint out of catching berks who are hairing all over the place because they think the camera's arent working  whistle:
happy001 happy001
Ahahahahahahahahahaha!






No. they really are all turned off...  point:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2008, 07:25:23 PM »
Are you absolutely sure that isnt what they want you to think BM.......  whistle:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2008, 07:28:04 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 22, 2008, 07:25:23 PM
Are you absolutely sure that isnt what they want you to think BM.......  whistle:
Ye-es...  ::)
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2008, 07:55:14 PM »
Quote from: Barman on January 22, 2008, 07:28:04 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 22, 2008, 07:25:23 PM
Are you absolutely sure that isnt what they want you to think BM.......  whistle:
Ye-es...  ::)

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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2008, 08:03:38 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on January 22, 2008, 07:55:14 PM
Quote from: Barman on January 22, 2008, 07:28:04 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 22, 2008, 07:25:23 PM
Are you absolutely sure that isnt what they want you to think BM.......  whistle:
Ye-es...  ::)

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Of course...  ::)

Its great fun actually, a German company got the contract and installed all the scameras on the wrong side of the road…

When they realized that we drove on the left they re-positioned all the scameras…  point:

But after the year trial period the government decide they didn’t want them so they have to switch them off and take them all out…  cloud9:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2008, 08:09:26 PM »
So in otherwords what you have there is a masterpiece of misdirection. Your attention has been fixed on the 'wrongly placed' cameras ignoring the hidden ones that have been merrily snaping away at your speeding arse BM  point:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2008, 08:12:40 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 22, 2008, 08:09:26 PM
So in otherwords what you have there is a masterpiece of misdirection. Your attention has been fixed on the 'wrongly placed' cameras ignoring the hidden ones that have been merrily snaping away at your speeding arse BM  point:
No, FFS!  ::)
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2008, 10:05:58 AM »
OK BM, we'll take your word for it. But just to be on the safe side you may want to give LL the admin set up in case you are 'otherwise engaged' unexpectedly...
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2008, 10:25:55 AM »
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Quote from: Cyprus Mail
Traffic cameras to come down
By Jean Christou

TRAFFIC CAMERAS around the island were switched off at 4pm yesterday and are set to be dismantled, just three weeks shy of the first anniversary of their appearance.

Communications and Works Minister Maria Malaktou-Pamballi told state television the government had decided to terminate the contract with camera providers Electromatik, after the pilot scheme failed to deliver.

Malaktou-Pamballi said the termination of the contract was effective immediately.

“The agreement, as I said before, was at a crucial point. The trial period had ended and the government had to decide whether it was gong to go ahead with the contract or not,” she said.

“We exhausted all possibilities and decided to terminate the contract. The company did not accept the state’s terms.”

Negotiations had been going on with the company for weeks to try and fix the problems in the system but ultimately failed yesterday.

One of the problems was reported to have been failure of the cameras to properly store some of the photographs on the hard drive. This meant that many drivers were getting away with speeding or jumping red lights, while others are being charged twice for exactly the same offences.

Some of the cameras were also said to be suffering power cuts at busy junctions, while others were reportedly not being correctly serviced.

Electromatik said it was supplying the German manufactured, Robot Visual Systems, which has 70 per cent of the market share in traffic enforcement systems.

However the company has failed to satisfy the government.

Now the government must begin all over again to find a new supplier, which the Minister said will be done as soon as possible. However announcing new tenders and setting a new system is likely to take some time.

The system, which included 33 fixed and seven mobile cameras, was activated on October 11 last year on a one-year trial period.

By 2010, it was hoped that 440 cameras would be installed across the island at a cost of six million pounds.

Since the system was activated, there have been roughly 100,000 violations, generating £1.5 million in fines. Over 600 cars were flashed by the cameras in the past week alone.

Malaktou-Pamballi said any driver caught by the cameras before they were switched off would be still obliged to pay the fine.

Justice Minister Sophocles Sophocleous confirmed that the cameras were turned off at 4pm yesterday. Asked if more police would be out filling in the gap at busy junctions, Sophocleous said: “The policy to battle road accidents is focused on prevention and in changing the road consciousness of drivers,” he said.

“This means that without the cameras, the problem of road accidents could easily be tackled if everyone undertook their personal responsibilities in that area.”

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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2008, 10:32:42 AM »
 noooo:

Barman barman barman, you never watched magic when you were a kid did you? Misdirection means getting the mark to focus on one thing while ignoring what is actually going on.  point:

Having said that the light reflecting off your head is probably enough to dazzle any speed camera  whistle:
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Re: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed'
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2008, 10:49:13 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 23, 2008, 10:32:42 AM
noooo:

Barman barman barman, you never watched magic when you were a kid did you? Misdirection means getting the mark to focus on one thing while ignoring what is actually going on.  point:

Having said that the light reflecting off your head is probably enough to dazzle any speed camera  whistle:
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