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Drivers could be jailed or fined £1,000 for sharing speed camera spots on social media
23.05.2022 - 17:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Drivers who share speed camera locations on social media have been warned they could be jailed or fined up to £1,000 for alerting other motorists.
Publicly posting camera locations on Twitter and Facebook to signal others can be viewed as a criminal offence - and could result in prosecution, police have said.
It comes after a Welsh motorist took to Facebook to share the location of a speed camera van.
Others urged him to remove the post, Wales Online reports - plus, the driver posted a photo of the speed trap he had taken while passing - possibly committing another driving offence.
North Wales Police said drivers who alert others to a police speed trap could be in breach of section 89 of the Police Act 1997.
The section says: "Any person who resists or wilfully obstructs a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding level 3 (£1,000) on the standard scale, or to both."
A spokesperson for the force's road policing unit said: “Publicising the locations of speed traps hampers the good work that staff and officers do to reduce speeding motorists, which is one of the “Fatal Five” offences. Motorists could be prosecuted if they are caught warning other drivers on the road for any speed trap.”
In practice, police may use their discretion as to whether to pursue a case, says North Wales Live. This is because the rough locations of speed camera vans are often publicised in advance by forces.
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