As well as the 'motorists are cash cows' aspect it's all part of a far wider scheme for U.K. maximum spyware on citizens. The police also use other types of camera for spying on the public. In all cases the medicine bottle being labelled 'it's for your own safety.' (Yawn). Whilst most people are aware of police and Google spyware they are not remotely aware of other agencies with outrageous powers who routinely operate abusive spyware notwithstanding hollow parallel citizen protection such as the Data Protection Act. (For each abuse category there is illusory citizen protective legislation in place, never meant to be utilised). As an example let me choose an abusive body (I'm spoilt for choice) which most of us use - your local authority. Did you know that your local authority can tap into both your bank account and other financial records, Royal Mail's delivery system, and your telephone records? What could spark such intrusion? Based on my own personal past experience, and by the way I don't refer to my present local council: - (a) Accepting mail on behalf of a pal who visiting from overseas and bumming around the U.K. for over six months. That is using your property simply as a mailing address. (b) Claiming 25% council tax discount based on being a single occupier. After being called to a two hour local authority interrogation under oath it produced a substantial dossier of my private records and those of my pal. Surprise, surprise. Several months later I was invited back for another spin. I politely declined and nothing more was ever heard. At least one can usually see the 'motorists are cash cows' spyware. Plans have been afoot for several years to microchip all or most U.K. citizens under various pretexts, but agreement has to date not been reached as to how to sell such to the public as being to its advantage. I joke not. Over twelve years ago such technology was trialled in the U.S.A. using seventy mentally ill patients. A 'free' society?! My ex Russian wife was apparently far more free in the olden days whilst living under communism. There's not much which I'm proud about, but never voting for ANY politician is an exception. If you voted YOU installed the spyware.