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Yellow-box cameras to trap drivers.
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The Daily Mail (London, England)
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October 16, 2001
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Byline: RAY MASSEY
BRITAIN'S hard-pressed motorists are to be spied on by even more cameras, it emerged yesterday.
They already face being caught on film for speeding, using bus lanes, parking illegally and failing to pay their road tax.
Now councils plan to install CCTV cameras at yellow-box junctions to trap drivers who block them. Offenders will be sent an [pound]80 penalty notice.
The system will be monitored by local authority officials who will 'pinpoint and prosecute the worst cases'.
Drivers are barred from entering a painted yellow-box junction unless their exit lane is clear - and those who disobey the rule currently face a fine of up to ...