Hospice to benefit from Moor End camera fines
UNCLAIMED fines from the Moor End Road traffic camera will be given to the Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted.
Fined motorists are to be given a deadline of the end of the year to respond to an offer of a refund, after which the cash will go to charity.
Herts County Council has calculated that if one in 10 fines are unclaimed the hospice will benefit to the tune of £100,000.
Drivers will also be given the option of donating their fine.
Almost 35,000 fines totalling £930,000 were issued by the bus lane camera in Hemel Hempstead until it was ruled unlawful following an appeal.
It could potentially cost £1.26 million of taxpayers’ cash to refund all the tickets.
Councillor Stuart Pile, who oversees highways and transport, said: “A letter will be sent out soon offering to refund all charges, provided an application is received by December 31, 2012. Should the unclaimed sum exceed £100,000, a further report will be brought to cabinet with the firm intention that any excess will also be donated to charity.”
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