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Originally Posted by Stuart C
But it's Central Government who cut the grant, not the local council. Why would the Government stop funding something if they were making a profit?
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Because they're short-sighted idiots. They've been told to cut, cut, cut. They've chosen to cut spending on 'Road Safety' (not specifically on cameras). Councils have realised that if they're going to use their (now very) limited road safety budget on something they might as well use it for something that will actually improve road safety (crossings, signs, traffic calming measures, etc) rather than something which generates revenue for the Treasury.
So, treasury cuts funding on 'Road Safety', Councils remove/shut down speed cameras and spend limited budget on real road safety measures, less revenue generated for Treasury, Treasury therefore has less money to spend and so cuts funding on 'Road Safety'.....