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Also speeding fines in the UK bring in millions & millions of pounds each year
Compare the speeding fines with GST. GST is a source of revenue while a speeding fine is not. To increase revenues generated from GST, the government will (should) encourage consumption of products and services. If you think speeding fines are a source of revenue, or should be treated as such, the government would be encouraging speeding so as to maximise revenues.

If the cops are sitting idle without trying to prevent the overspeeding, I think you as a citizen should be able to drag them to court. Their primary responsibility is to prevent an unlawful event happening. Would you like if your local cop allowed a burglar into your house so he could arrest the burglar red-handed? Similarly would you like if a cop allowed you to overspeed, without warning you about the speed limits or the implications of overspeeding, and merrily wrote you a ticket once you were caught, again and again?

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