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Wrong ANPR time swansea Park tawe

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  • A friend has had one of these fines at Parc Tawe, and I noticed that the photos are of the highway near the traffic lights; and is the same for loads i have seen on Facebook at the same place (not on one I saw yesterday mind).  Are they allowed to use a public road for their cameras? 
  • Umkomaas
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    Are they allowed to use a public road for their cameras? 
    If it's a road maintained by a local authority ,,,,, Nope.
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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    edited 22 November 2022 at 2:57PM
    Some locals should complain to Trading Standards AND the DVLA about this and about the scam of the altered/assumed arrival time.

    In my view, this is every bit as bad as when UKPC were banned for altering arrival time data.
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    A friend has had one of these fines at Parc Tawe, and I noticed that the photos are of the highway near the traffic lights; and is the same for loads i have seen on Facebook at the same place (not on one I saw yesterday mind).  Are they allowed to use a public road for their cameras? 
    You and/or your friend could ask the relevant council planning department if planning approval has been given for the ANPR scameras.
    If you think the scamera is on council land/a public highway you can ask the council if they are aware of it, or aware that it is capturing images of vehicles on a public road.
    Whilst you are at it you might as well ask if the PPC has advertising consent for their signs. Not having it is a breach of the PoFA 2012 para 12, and more importantly, it is a criminal offence, although only the council can pursue it.

    Everyone should also be complaining to their own MP and asking also for the complaint/issue to be forwarded to the MP responsible for the car park location.
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