[joss]

Kent

CCTV cameras will soon have a new target – litter louts.

AI software can now match footage of motorists throwing rubbish to their car’s number plate and issue an automatic fine of £90.

The first trial of the potentially controversial new system will begin in Maidstone in Kent in a few weeks with other councils expected to follow.

Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-56255823

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[Mike 700]

Funnily enough, the lady wife commented just yesterday on the amount of  rubbish clearly thrown from cars, as they left Cheiveley  Services M4/A34, and headed south- it was dreadful?

They certainly need some sort of Camera there Joss!

[wmcforum]

Wow. We have an environment correspondent, the forum is really growing!

[gothitjulie]

Imagine the scene where a lady drops her handkerchief for a man to pick up….

…no doubt some jobsworth behind a screen would have hopefully found this amusing, but a computer would see it as littering & dampen a blossoming romance with a fine.

Still, are there any ladies left in Maidstone, Kent?

 

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