Part of Road Safety Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:15 pm on 25 January 2005.
Richard Younger-Ross
Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions
5:15,
25 January 2005
Further to the point raised by the Conservatives, my understanding is that if the blue light is clearly flashing when the camera takes the photograph, a ticket will not be issued, because it is clear that it is an emergency vehicle responding to an emergency. Could the bureaucracy be cut if, instead of just relying on the fixed light, emergency vehicles had a permanent light on the back which would indicate they were on their way to an emergency? Therefore, when the camera took its photograph, it would be clear that they were on their way to an emergency, saving the ticket office and emergency services time in not having to respond.
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