By Leftlane Staff
Wednesday, Nov 16th, 2005 @ 10:55 am

The U.K.’s top traffic policeman is pushing through plans to create a national network of roadside spy cameras that will be able to track the movements of British motorists around the clock. Meredydd Hughes wants the cameras to be installed every 400 yards on motorways, as well as at supermarkets, gas stations and in town centres. They are designed to crack down on uninsured driving, road tax evasion and stolen cars, but will also monitor millions of law-abiding drivers. Several thousand cameras have gone up and fines imposed on motorists will be used to expand the network. The new cameras are harder to spot than speed cameras because they are not painted in bright colours.

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