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Fire engines are being fitted with CCTV cameras that may be used to trap motorists driving without seatbelts or using a mobile phone at the wheel.

The move could be a moneyspinner for fire authorities all over the country but would be seen as yet another Big Brother onslaught on Britaina€™s 33million motorists.

Motoring organisations and the Fire Brigades Union have condemned the plan, saying firefighters would lose the respect of the public if they take on the role of traffic-law enforcers.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has announced it is paying A£440,000 to fit 39 fire engines with six cameras each.

The cameras could be linked to numberplate- recognition systems, which would allow fines to be issued to drivers spotted offending.

The technology could also catch people driving in bus lanes or with inappropriate child seats.

Edmund King, executive director of the RAC Foundation for Motoring, said: a€oeThis is a ridiculous suggestion.

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Posted: January 22nd, 2007
at 12:19am by Koookiecrumbles


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