http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/The latest news from Kent Medway Safety Camera Partnership(c) 2012 Kent Medway Safety Camera Partnership. All rights reserved.5enquiries@sagittarius-online.com (Sagittarius Marketing)en-gbOf the 15,753 crashes on the county’s roads in the last three years, one in four has involved a business driver – but few organisations realise just how much road crashes are actually costing them.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/save-money-and-avoid-prosecution--companies-urged-to-get-a-grip-on-driving-for-better-business.aspxWed, 11 Apr 2012 16:40:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=4020General NewsThe latest county-wide campaign by from the Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership aims to remind drivers that safety camera vans are enforcing mobile phone and seat belt offences as well as speed, and to raise awareness that insurers are increasing the premiums of first-time offenders by up to 20%.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/drivers-ignoring-speed-phone-and-seat-belt-laws-warned-of-enforcement-and-increased-premiums-.aspxThu, 22 Mar 2012 15:46:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3983General NewsA motorist caught by a safety camera van travelling 30mph over the speed limit on the A229 Chatham Road in Maidstone (Bluebell Hill), has received six penalty points on his licence and ordered to pay a £300 fine and £85 court costs. http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/six-points-and-300-fine-for-speeding-driver.aspxWed, 8 Feb 2012 13:07:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3901General NewsAdditional information relating to fixed safety camera sites has been published by the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership. The information, now available on the website, shows crash, casualty rates and speeds at fixed camera sites before and after the introduction of cameras, as well as the number of tickets issued at each fixed site in 2010. http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/more-safety-camera-information-now-available.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 09:34:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3871General NewsWhile mobile safety camera vans have had a significant impact on reducing deaths and serious injuries on the county’s roads, many drivers remain confused about where and how the vans operate. http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/making-sense-of-safety-camera-warning-signs.aspxTue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3556General NewsSafety cameras have dramatically reduced the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county's roads, new research shows.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/deaths-and-serious-injuries-cut-by-77-at-countys-safety-camera-sites.aspxMon, 1 Aug 2011 11:04:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3355General NewsMotorists are advised that from Tuesday 7 June 2011 there will be a temporary 30mph speed limit in Ramsgate on the A299 between Minster roundabout and Cliffsend North while the East Kent Access Phase 2 road works are carried out.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/motorists-warned-of-temporary-speed-limit-and-safety-cameras-during-east-kent-access-road-works-.aspxTue, 7 Jun 2011 11:30:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3210General NewsA speeding motorist has been fined £525 and given six penalty points for exceeding the speed limit at the same time as using his mobile phone while driving.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/six-points-and-525-fine-for-motorist-caught-speeding-and-using-phone.aspxTue, 26 Apr 2011 15:09:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=3140General NewsA motorist caught by a safety camera van travelling at more than double the speed on the A20 at Gorse Hill in Farningham has been banned from driving for six months and fined £1000.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/six-month-ban-and-1000-fine-for-138mph-speeder.aspxWed, 19 Jan 2011 13:30:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2930General NewsPeople are being killed and seriously injured in Kent crashes involving someone using a mobile phone while at the wheel of a car and now motorists right across the county who flout mobile phone and seat belt laws are being warned of the dangers in a new road safety campaign.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/drivers-using-mobile-phones-and-ignoring-seat-belt-laws-being-targeted-across-kent.aspxFri, 14 Jan 2011 13:15:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2921General NewsA speeding motorist has been fined £500 and given six penalty points for travelling at nearly double the speed limit through the average speed cameras on the A228 Isle of Grain in Rochester. Barry Maplesden, 51, of Dobbie Close, Sittingbourne, appeared at Medway Magistrates Court on 15 November charged with driving at 78mph in the 40mph limit on 2 August this year. Katherine Barrett, Communications Officer for the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership said: “The average speed camerhttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/six-points-and-500-fine-for-motorist-driving-at-twice-the-speed-limit.aspxFri, 26 Nov 2010 14:32:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2828General NewsA report released by the RAC this month shows that the number of drivers admitting to breaking the law by using their mobile phone without a hands-free kit while driving has more than trebled in a year*.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/as-more-drivers-admit-to-using-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-kent-police-warn-you-will-get-caught.aspxTue, 2 Nov 2010 12:43:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2743General NewsThe Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership (K&MSCP) recently received a unexpected call from road haulage and distribution experts Alan Firmin Ltd. Alan Firmin Ltd had just undertaken delivery of a new fleet of vehicles and trailers, and as part of its on-going corporate social responsibility programme has decided to donate a trailer with side curtains to 'Cut the Crashes', the latest phase of K&MSCP's campaign aimed at improving business related driving on Kent's roads, 'Driving Business Safelhttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/safety-camera-partnership-on-the-road.aspxTue, 12 Oct 2010 15:44:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2685General NewsMore than 450 commercial vehicle drivers faced prosecution last year for speeding. Yet according to the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership, many could avoid being fined if they knew the law when it comes to national speed limits. http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/dont-let-ignorance-land-you-with-a-speeding-ticket.aspxThu, 30 Sep 2010 14:47:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2669General NewsThe Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership is stepping up enforcement levels onthe county’s roads in a bid to cut the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured each year.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/kent--medway-safety-camera-partnership-uses-commander-technology-to-target-speeding-motorcyclists.aspxMon, 16 Aug 2010 16:52:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2565General NewsA speeding motorist has been fined £1365 and given 6 penalty points after being charged with and found guilty of excessive speeding.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/1365-fine-and-6-points-for-100mph-speeder.aspxTue, 1 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2531Press ReleasesA Medway mother of three whose husband died in a car accident has spoken out on the ‘vital role’ that safety cameras play in cutting deaths and serious injuries.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/medway-mum-backs-safety-cameras.aspxWed, 12 May 2010 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2530Press ReleasesAn advertising campaign from a Kent law firm aimed at helping speeding motorists to dodge offences has been attacked as 'irresponsible' by the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/partnership-slams-kent-law-firm-over-beat-the-safety-cameras-press-advert.aspxWed, 14 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2208Press ReleasesPublic opinion is swinging in favour of safety cameras and the vital role they play in cutting deaths and serious injuries on the roads of Kent and Medway. http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/new-poll-reveals-public-support-for-safety-cameras-in-kent-and-medway.aspxTue, 16 Feb 2010 11:12:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=2075Press ReleasesA speeding motorist and her husband have been fined £800 and given 6 penalty points each on their licence for failing to provide the identity of a driver at the time of a speeding offence.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/husband-and-wife-fined-800-and-given-6-penalty-points-each.aspxTue, 8 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1882Press ReleasesRoad safety partners have been reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries to young people on Kent's roads and are now launching a major campaign to reduce the number even further.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/general-news/belt-up-slow-down.aspxThu, 5 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1801General NewsA speeding motorist who had already clocked up six points on his licence through speeding tickets was yesterday fined a total of £990 and given an additional three points after contesting a speeding ticket at Dartford Magistrates Court.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/penalty-points-and-990-fine-as-speeding-motorist-loses-court-case.aspxTue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1881Press ReleasesDid you know that two-thirds of all crashes in which people are killed or seriously injured happen in built-up areas where the speed limit is 30mph or less? Or that, by driving at 35mph instead of 30mph, you are twice as likely to kill someone?http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/street-lights-mean-30-campaign-drives-home-road-safety-message.aspxTue, 13 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1872Press ReleasesA speeding motorist has been fined £400 for providing a false driving licence after being photographed speeding in Margate.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/motorist-fined-for-fraudulent-driving-licence.aspxThu, 8 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1873Press ReleasesThe Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership's camera vans will be enforcing mobile phone and seat belt offences on a permanent basis, as well as speeding motorists, from 5 October.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/safety-camera-vans-now-enforcing-mobile-phone-and-seat-belt-offences.aspxMon, 7 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1874Press ReleasesYoung people have a more positive attitude to safety cameras than older drivers, according to the latest survey of driver opinions on safety cameras from the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). The results show that 17 to 24 year-olds give the best approval ratings overall while older drivers tend to be the least supportive, with drivers over 45 giving the lowest approval ratings.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/young-motorists-most-supportive-of-safety-cameras.aspxFri, 14 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1870Press ReleasesA speeding motorist has been jailed for 28 days after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/speeding-driver-jailed-over-lies.aspxTue, 11 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1875Press ReleasesGillingham business driver, Richard Hodson had no cause for complaint when he was contacted by the Partnership to inform him of news of our latest camera.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/business-driver-delighted-to-be-stopped-in-his-tracks-by-kmscps-latest-camera.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1876Press ReleasesTo highlight the valuable contribution that safety cameras are making towards road casualty reduction in Kent and Medway, adverts are running on local television and radio, and the Partnership are encouraging motorists to log onto www.kmscp.org to see where all the cameras are.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/we-dont-want-your-money-we-want-you-to-slow-down.aspxThu, 19 Mar 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1880Press ReleasesOver 253 car drivers and passengers were detected not wearing seat belts and nearly 50 drivers were caught using a mobile phone in last week's crackdown by Kent Police and the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/phone-and-seat-belt-crackdown-catches-hundreds.aspxTue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1879Press ReleasesAs part of the latest European TISPOL road safety campaign, the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership and Kent Police are working together to clamp down on motorists caught on camera using a phone while driving or not wearing a seat belt.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/16--22-february-mobile-phone-and-seat-belt-clamp-down.aspxWed, 11 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1878Press ReleasesDespite drivers being warned that they will be caught on camera if they commit mobile phone and seat belt offences, safety camera vans are detecting about 100 offenders a month.http://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/News/press-releases/phone-and-seat-belt-enforcement-stepped-up.aspxWed, 7 Jan 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://kmscp.sagittarius-pdp.co.uk/pages/news/latest_news_detail.aspx?nid=1877Press Releases