[0] Quentin Willson's motoring column: Camera ..but no action.Byline: Quentin Willson Quentin Willson (born 23 July 1957) is a British TV presenter and motoring expert. He is perhaps most famed as a presenter of the motoring programmes Top Gear and Fifth Gear. HIGH-TECH high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. speed cameras have failed to click in a pilot scheme carried out by a local council. Nottingham City Council Nottingham City Council is the city council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. Nottingham City Council is elected every four years. is questioning the viability of the cameras after the state-of-the-art SPECS system, introduced last year, failed to deliver the goods Verb 1. deliver the goods - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through . A survey among local drivers revealed that far too many knew where the cameras were, and were avoiding being caught. While the number of accidents was reduced by 52 per cent since last year, and drivers had been forced to cut their speed, a council spokesman said only nine motorists were being prosecuted a day, leaving the scheme running at a stgpounds 185,000 loss to date. But the council has decided not to axe the project and will fund it from other areas of its budget. |
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