David Millward from Telegraph UK reports that speed cameras could be illegal in UK :

At least 80 cases are in the pipeline in which drivers will argue that evidence was gathered unlawfully gathered because the cameras have never been given the necessary parliamentary approval.

Should they be succesful, it would pave the way for an avalanche of claims from tens of thousands motorists who have been fined and had points put on their licence.

Within the next few months courts in England and Scotland will decide whether motorists were punished unlawfully because of a drafting error dating back to the early 1990s.

“This is of major public importance,” said Kieran Henry, a specialist road traffic solicitor from Stockport, involved in several of the cases.

“We believe that the Tory Government left a major loophole when they changed motoring law.

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