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Originally Posted by HarryT
This is completely untrue. With a speed camera, if your offence is serious enough (eg driving at 100mph in a 30mph zone would quality) you can be taken to court and charged with "dangerous driving", which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. People have most assuredly been jailed on the basis of speed camera evidence.
Even for "normal" offences - eg, moderate speeding or running a red light - the consequences can still be serious. It's not the £60 fine that matters, but the 3 points on your driving licence (which expire after 3 years). Accumulate 12 points and you face a court appearance and a pretty-much automatic 6-month ban from driving. A friend of mine lost his job as a result of such a ban - he was a salesman, and being able to drive was a requirement of the job.
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Evidently your mileage may vary with respect to speed camera laws - in my jurisdiction there's only a monetary fine with no potential for demerits or losing your license. As I said in an edit to my post though (which you may not have seen), it's irrelevant to the point you were making.
I'm not sure which jurisdiction you're in where you can lose your license, but I would also be opposed to that sort of law.