I'm all for catching people who drive illegally. But in terms of being able to catch tailgaters, that could prove a bit of a problem, which stems from what I had noted in my post about driving habits that annoy me - the people who slam their brakes on and do 10mph LESS than the speed limit.
Imagine you are coming up to one of these speed camera's, do the speed limit, with plenty of gap between you and the car in front. Said car is one of those twats who thinks it's required to slow down to 10mph less. They slam their brakes on, which means you are then closing in quick and have to slam your brakes on too. The car behind has to slam their brakes on, the car behind that, the car behind that etc etc, all to avoid unintentionally tailgating. This could cause accidents more so than normal cameras in my view. The roads near me are soooo busy at times, if they get these camera's, it's going to be a nightmare.
Otherwise, yeah, fucking right - catch the wankers driving with no tax, insurance, MOT, seatbelts!
The insurance companies won't do jack though - they'll carry on charging what they want and hiding behind other excuses.
It does look to be a step in the direction of Big Brother, how long before these camera's are at most junctions...?
Typical.