New 'vulture' AI speed cameras mean instant £500 fines for drivers

Drivers could be hit with costly £500 charges with new AI cameras being rolled out on many major routes across the country, road users have been warned.
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Vulture cameras could hit drivers with a £500 fine over their seatbelts. Drivers could be hit with costly £500 charges with new AI cameras being rolled out on many major routes across the country, road users have been warned.

Graham Conway, Managing Director at Select Car Leasing warned motorists should expect serious penalties if they are found to not be wearing a seatbelt. He said: "If you are caught with no belt, you could be given an on-the-spot fine of £100, which can then increase to £500 if your case goes to court.

“Drivers can receive three penalty points on their licence alongside a fine, particularly in cases where passengers under the age of 14 are not wearing their belts, as this responsibility falls to the driver of the vehicle. Those aged 14 or older are responsible for their own belts.”

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Select Car Leasing claims individuals must wear a seat belt at all times for their safety except in some situations. Graham added in a warning to road users, motorists and drivers: “There are certain medical exemptions that allow motorists to not wear a belt.

“These exemptions must be provided by a doctor with a Certificate of Exemption from Compulsory Seat Belt Wearing - and this must be kept in your vehicle and shown to the police if you are stopped.” Seth Marks, from Yelverton, had turned 18 when he was left paralysed in a car crash in west Devon in May 2022 after not wearing a seat belt.

He said day-to-day life was a struggle and he was "completely dependent on his carers and mum". "I broke the back of my neck and I've now got a spinal cord injury... I'm paralysed from the shoulders downwards," he said in an interview with the BBC.

"I can't do anything for myself any more."