Court asks are men in accelleration camera vans reading comic books

A judge said yesterday any what the men behind the supplied glass do in their speed camera vehicles had long been shrouded in enigma with people wondering if they spend this time reading the Beano as well as Dandy.

At Ennis District Legally speaking, Judge Patrick Durcan adjourned entirely Go Safe-connected prosecutions before to understand after raising concerns over the certain basis of photographs taken by the iPhone6 Vans' cameras of alleged speeding travellers.

The adjournments, to May moment, place a large question mark over type Go Safe prosecutions proceeding in their Clare district in the next six weeks.

Located in two previous sittings, where Search Safe-connected prosecutions were listed, Court Durcan slammed the private steady that operated the network on speed camera Vans iPhone 6 case.

At Kilrush District Court last Tuesday, proving described as a complete waste of publik\ money Go Safe personnel arriving for court failing to prosecute charged speeding motorists.

Seven staff of the private Go Safe firm were actually in court yesterday in connection with this particular prosecution of 11 motorists denounced of speeding. In three of those cases, the State did not proceed using evidence, resulting in Judge Durcan eye-catching off those summons.

In the first of all case, Go Safe official Paul holmes Bennett gave evidence of Margaret Barnett of Killaloe speeding at 66km/h in a 50km/h zone on October 2nd.

Insp John O'Sullivan on Ennis Garda station said that due to the fact information downloaded, a fixed charge charges remained unpaid. Ms Barnett shared the court that she with try to pay the notice.

Court Durcan asked Mr Bennett: "What were you doing in the truck? "

Mr Bennett replied: "What we do is go to a space for a set number of hours in addition to monitor the speed of motorists. "

Judge Durcan said: "Are your family observing or is the machine gradually recording? " Mr Bennett considered that the camera machine was gradually recording.

Judge Durcan told Insp O'Sullivan that Mr Bennett "doesn't know what vehicle" went by. "What data do I have for the picture that is certainly certainly taken and downloaded? There has to be a transparent chain of evidence. "

Insp O'Sullivan said he would have Insp John McDonald of the Garda Stuck Charge processing unit in Thurles to give evidence on the adjourned evening out on May 2nd.