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Old July 27th 10, 12:49 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default 'Ending' "the war on the motorist"

On 27 Jul., 13:35, "Recliner" wrote:


I believe that they make a small net loss (ie, raise less than they
cost), but that's probably not the real reason for withdrawing funding
for them.


If this is the case, then I wonder why so many people have got away
with claiming that speed cameras were just a stealth tax, and more
importantly, why these claims were never challenged by those who new
better. I've never heard of a tax that costs more to collect than it's
actually worth.