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Police, council and campaign leaders back PCC and Mayor’s call for road safety fines to be spent on local road safety schemes
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The Solihull Observer
A CAMPAIGN to keep road safety related fixed penalty fine revenue retained locally has been back by 33 senior leaders across policing, local government and road safety partnerships.
The petition, lead by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Simon Foster, and the Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker, is now calling for an urgent review of the UK’s speed enforcement system.
Currently, millions of pounds from road safety related fixed penalty fines go straight to the Treasury, diverted away from the area where the crime is committed.
Meanwhile, local police, councils and road safety partnerships are left to shoulder the cost of installing, running and enforcing speed camera schemes.
“The money collected from speeding and other motoring fines should be reinvested right here in the West Midlands to save lives.