Friend or foe? The roadside spies cluttering up Britain

The Sunday Times
Our roads are awash with a bewildering array of cameras but not all are designed to catch errant drivers
Emma Smith
Britain’s streets are more crowded than ever — and for once we’re not talking about the traffic. Drive anywhere in the country and you will be observed by speed cameras, traffic-monitoring cameras, traffic-flow sensors, CCTV cameras, automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) cameras, bus lane cameras, parking cameras and, in London, congestion charge cameras. ...more