Again here we are discussing the most hated and controversial move by Medway Council. The ‘despicable’ Mobile CCTV vehicle that haunts Medway and Targets our drivers.
It makes me sick to the stomach that the Tory led Medway Council have still backed the use of the mobile CCTV here in Medway. Whilst it appears in the newspapers week in week out , some would have thought there would have been a complete revision of the use of this vehicle. Never mind the occupants rude and damn right disrespectful way they speak to the residents. Whilst attending a meeting last night i had been informed that the drivers of the said CCTV car have been rather abusive towards residents who have asked for information regarding ‘what is being filmed’
In one instance a Gillingham resident approached the CCTV and asked why the vehicle had been parked on double yellow line’s. The driver of the vehicle ‘claimed’ that they were in fact filming , the resident then went on to point out that there were actually no vehicles around at the time and questioned the driver yet again. We have been informed by the resident that the driver of the CCTV (and lets not forget a representative of Medway Council) car then told the resident;
” it doesn’t matter where we park, its you that we will be looking for and its you that will get a ticket”
Lord help me if a representative of Medway council ever spoke to me this way!
Our meeting last night about the vehicle came up with some very interesting points and im more than happy with the response from Medway residents about this matter. Clearly there are rules in place for the use of this kind of service. We are fully aware of the routes which this CCTV car takes and understand that surely there MUST be signs in place making people aware of the fact that CCTV is in operation. We also noted that the CCTV car has in fact been so far as Hoo St’Werburgh in Rochester, where by the way there are NO signs of the sort informing drivers that this is in operation.
I as the English Democrats Parliamentary Candidate will be fighting the very existence of this ridiculous Mobile CCTV vehicle and intend to fight this until the day it no longer targets the people of Medway.
I have many concerns regarding this Mobile CCTV car and the monies it has generated for Medway Council over the last year.
On information received by Medway council we can confirm that the amount of PCN’s (Penalty charge notice) issued by the CCTV Device Vehicle from the 1st April 2009 to date is a staggering ;
13,462!!!
and already since the 1st April 2009 this scandalous CCTV vehicle has generated a ridiculous £413,306.56 in revenue!!!
This figure really over shadows the freeze on charges for parking in Medway which is in place until 2012, a shrewd attempt to make themselves look sympathetic to the car user in Medway whilst hunting them down with the CCTV car.
for your benefit i have listen the location of camera enforcement signs in Medway;
Beechings way Cuxton Rd
Brompton farm road Danes Hill
Brompton Road/Prince Arthur road Dock road
Canterbury Street Esplande
Chatham Hill Frindsbury Hill
City Way Gads Hill
City way, chatham Gillingham Rd
City way, Delce road Gun Lane
Corporation Street Hawser Rd
High st Rainham High Street Rochester
High St strood Holywood Lane
Ingram Rd Cavendish Av
London Rd Maidstone Rd
Maidstone Rd Borstal Maidstone Rd Chatham
Mooring Rd New Rd
Pier Rd Prince Arthur Road/Brompton Rd
Rainham Road Sauders St
Soloman Rd Star Hill
Station Rd Rainham Street End Rd
The Brood Victoria Street
Watling Street
If you know of any we may have missed please let us know ,as this information is direct from Medway Council. Also if you see the Mobile CCTV car in an area which does not have any signs again please let me know straight away !!
So with all that to take in , maybe now is a good time to ask the Labour MP Paul Clarke and the Tory candidate Reh Chishti what exactly they plan to do for YOU the driver. Mind you be aware, these 2 parties are ‘Whipped’, thus meaning they cannot actually change any policy because they are bound to national policies, you may feel as if you are wasting your time. Guess what, you will be!
This is just one of the things i will be challenging given the opportunity in this years General Election and for a long time afterwards so please get involved and help me get a fair Deal for Drivers !!
Fair deal For Drivers
For more information please go to the Association for British drivers Here
NOTE: A mobile CCTV smart car will cost £1,525 per month on a three year
lease agreement, this cost would be off set against the income generated
from the PCN issue and it is anticipated that in addition to this the Mobile
CCTV unit will also generate surplus income for the Council. Estimated
calculations show this to be approximately £50,000.
4.8 Additional staff members will be required to operate both static and
mobile CCTV units, there will also be a need for an additional admin
resource to process the notices and appeals that would be generated
from this area of enforcement, a total of 2 additional staff members would
be required at a cost of £40,000.
The initial financial outlay would be as follows:
CCTV Units
Lease and running cost of CCTV vehicle
£20,000 (pa)
2 Additional Staff Members
£40,000 (pa)
CCTV Training
£7,800
Static CCTV unit
unknown at this
stage
Total Cost
£67,800
Dean Lacey English Democrats 
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