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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:08 
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This was from uk.legal

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The Kent & Medway speed camera partnership, is trying to quieten broadcaster
Adrian John. So far he has caught 3 of their camera vans speeding using
concealed video cameras. The latest incident on Thursday last, involves one
of their vehicles goading other drivers to follow him at speed, on what the
'partnership' claims is the most dangerous road in the Thanet area. It has
no less than 8 fixed device sites. The van was caught travelling at 50mph in
a 30 limit and was followed for about 3 minutes. John has apparently been
requesting a spokesman to appear on his programme since September 2003 and
answer allegations of mal-practice by their van drivers - so far they have
not appeared but have twice approached his bosses at the Kentish Messenger
Newspaper Group in order to put political pressure on the radio division to
shut him up.. (The Camera Partnerships are involved in a massive advertising
spending spree with commercial radio stations. The Kent & Medway Safety
Camera Partneships say the vans are controlled by the Police, and say they
know nothing about their operating guidelines. Kent Police will not comment
and refer enquiries back to the Kent & Medway Safety Partnership. Meanwhile
the hired 'safety' criminals continue to ignore the law and their own
advice.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 19:00 
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Good luck to Adrian John - I wish he was on national TV as well!

It's not just the scamera van drivers who need bringing to account for their actions, the camera partnerships should be terminated and the Traffic Police should return to our roads and use some common sense.


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This needs much greater publicity!


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TonyOut wrote:
This needs much greater publicity!


I've been speaking to Adrian on and off over the last few years. I'm ready to launch publicity at the right moment if the "gag" materialises.

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