A few weeks back, I posted that I had triggered the cameras at Ings twice, while below the limit.
Well it has happened since too.
In this weeks Gazette, Kevin Tea admitted that the camera was flashing in error.
The Gazette wrote:
Flash-happy speed camera
PROBLEMS with a flash-happy South Lakeland speed camera have been rectified following a series of complaints from law-abiding road users.
A speed camera located on the A591 road at Ings, between Kendal and Windermere, has been flashing motorists driving within the road’s 40mph speed limit.
However, communications manager for Cumbria Safety Cameras Kevin Tea said that the problem arose as part of a misunderstanding and had now been solved.
“This particular camera is being used to test new technology that is being developed by Redspeed, the company who install the cameras.
“As part of the test procedures, the cameras have been going off when drivers have been going past at speeds under the 40mph limit.
“The only problem was that they left the flash on and we have had people ringing up complaining but we have now told them to take the flash off,” he said.
Mr Tea confirmed that those flashed while obeying the speed limit would not be penalised.
So the camera and it's dodgy flash have been responsible for instilling fear and dread into innocent motorists!
Can they sue for the anxiety and stress caused?