1. Congratulations to the Daily Star
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

... reads - the Daily Star - and to my old mate Jeremy Clarkson for their piece on Jeremy destroying a speed camera. He does this using a rocket launcher which does the job in a very good fashion.  ...

2. The thin end of a very big wedge
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

So, we are all agreed that policing by camera doesn't work (see yesterday's blog) so here we have the government wading in again. Apparently, transport secretary Geoff Hoon has said traditiona

3. Official! Speed cops are a dying breed
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...c officers in 1998, to only 34 now. A spokeswoman for the force admitted: “Increased use of safety cameras and ANPR systems has let us move away from a traffic department and be more targeted a...

4. Huge cost of speed cam abuse
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

This is from the Sunday Sun in Newcastle... FURIOUS motorists sick of being caught by speed cameras are costing North tax payers thousands of pounds by vandalising them. More than a dozen of the con

5. I am a nice, normal guy... but these cameras have to go
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...rgus in Brighton... Motorists Against Detection has vowed to continue its crusade to rid Sussex of speed cameras. Here the group’s anonymous leader, the infamous Captain Gatso, talks to Emily-A...

6. 2 in 5 drink drivers is 'foreign'
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...e. BUT.... As we here at Motorists Against Detection keep banging on about, this is a problem which speed cameras cannot detect. We need police back on our roads to catch dangerous drivers, drink driv...

7. Dustbin 'Stazi' are a sign of the times
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...n families suspected of putting their rubbish out on the wrong day. Their tactics include putting secret cameras in tin cans, on lamp posts and even in the homes of 'friendly' residents. The...

8. News of the World: Flash of anger
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...f the World. There are increasing numbers of people around the country at their wits'e end with Gatso cameras so this latest state of affairs is of no suprise. Ignore the comment from BRAKE - they...

9. Support this petition to prevent average speed cameras
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...people without licences won't care. My worry is that this is Big Brother monitoring by stealth. These cameras will be linked up to a database. Some cameras have sound. How long before they are mon...

10. Town votes to ditch speed cameras
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

... Dail Mail it's headline is: 'A blatant tax on motorists': Swindon is the first town to ditch cameras I don't need to remind people that myself, and Motorists Against Detection, have b...

11. Are slower speeds safer?
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...he prevailing conditions allow. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/3769399.Your_say_on_speed_cameras/     ...

12. New speedcam - there's no escape
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

We've said this would happen. Forget slowing down for speed cameras because when the new Specs3 lot get going it won't matter. You just have to be in the same area and the system will calculat

13. Speeding charges fail due to unchecked speed gun
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

The moral here is always, always contest your speed ticket. These people are not infallible, even though most of them think they are, andthey are prone to making stupid mistakes. The other thing here

14. NEW SPEED CAM WAR ON DRIVERS
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

I have had some decent publicity today highlighting a new type of speed camera. Well, I've mentioned them here before when they were being trialled so they are new-ish. Basically, Gatso's will

15. Captain Gatso: The War on Terror lie
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...actually gone yet has he? Should be interesting this one!  Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news ...

16. Captain Gatso: Gordon Brown is deluded
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...taking place.  Politics is about to get interesting again! Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news     ...

17. Captain Gatso: New speed cameras will cost £6,500 EACH!
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

The first of many fixed Gatso wet film cameras have been upgraded at a cost of £6,500. ALL the speed cameras around the UK using wet film will be replaced. Below is a press release explaining i

18. Captain Gatso: Time for a coup?
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...se they can't do a worse job than this bunch of comedians. Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news   ...

19. Captain Gatso: David Davies - a man of principle?
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...rists Against Detection have been saying for too long that this march down the road of being monitored by cameras is against everything this country stands for. They are ineffective and only penalise ...

20. Captain Gatso: Spook doesn't get sacked!
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...d is forced. We cannot trust these people with sensitive data. Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news ...

21. Council forced to pay back £300,000 in motoring fines
(News/Police and The Law)

...one to stand up for common sense and decency. More than 13,000 motorists snapped on a bus and tram-lane camera and fined up to £60 are to have their penalties refunded after watchdogs lambaste...

22. Captain Gatso: No room on roads for drink drivers
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...eir friends and family, you never know the idea might catch on! Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news   ...

23. Captain Gatso: M11 at Chigwell fiasco
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

I have been receiving many emails and texts regarding the recent M11 Chigwell in Essex speed camera site and the fact that up to 200,000 of you decent folk are about to get your money back. The peopl

24. Captain Gatso: Hear me on the James Whale radio show tonight!
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...ing about my favourite subject and hopefully enlighten more people into the dangers associated with speed cameras. I might even mention the case of the Plymouth Argyll goalkeeper who shunted a anothe...

25. Captain Gatso: The end is nigh (for speed cameras!)
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...e Officers) and with Solicitor friends of mine and it all stands up Legally! Yes, folks the end of Speed Cameras is nigh and this is why! All we need to do, is to be part of both an epetition and a ...

26. Captain Gatso: Police should crack down on drink driving
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...catch on! The Captain for Commissioner I hear, problem solved? Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news   ...

27. Captain Gatso: Terror law turns thousands of council officials into spies
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

... misused to focus on petty crime rather than serious offending. Captain Gatso only at Speedaholics: speed cameras, car and motoring news   ...

28. Captain Gatso: No special treatment for cyclists
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

... - so why should cyclists escape this Orwellian nightmare that is police state Britain in 2008 policed by cameras? I think this is the usual labour tactic - if you can't enforce the law then decr...

29. Captain Gatso: Cyclists must obey the law
(News/Captain Gatso\'s Blog)

...ear a bib bearing a unique number whenever they use the public highway. Then they could be caught on CCTV cameras, just as motorists are, when they ignore no-entry signs and jump red lights. If a poli...

30. Speed cameras are turning Brits into WORSE drivers, new research claims
(News/General)

...ampaigns Director for Motorists Against Detection, says: "We've been saying for years that speed cameras are a distraction and are usually placed in the wrong place. People are busy watching ...