In reply to bigbobbyking:
Well, quite. From Councils enforcing noise to HATOs on the motorway (though that they are non-judgmental does have some advantages) our unwillingness to properly fund the Police has ended up with all manner of ineffective half-jobs at enforcement.
To use an example, I've just got a new car and taken out an insurance policy on it, and it has only just today made it onto the MID (so it wasn't on over the weekend). I managed to drive 200 miles, around town and 200 miles back again without this being picked up. This happened because in that entire journey I did not see one single police car. I had the certificate of insurance in the car so it wouldn't have been a problem, but that's a long journey without seeing *any* Police, let alone an ANPR-equipped car.
Anyone who thinks that level of policing is adequate is nuts.
Post edited at 14:08