High technology hidden cameras are to be set up on the A12 road in Essex to catch drivers throwing rubbish.
The cameras called, 'LitterCam', are currently being tested by Brentwood Borough council.
In order for the footage of drivers throwing litter to be matched to the vehicle's plate number, the cameras use arificial intelligence.
The fine for throwing litter on the road is £150.
The borough's councillors report that littering along the trunk road is a 'major problem', especially on the part between Ingatestone and Brook Street. David Kendall, a Liberal Democrat councillor, said that the quantity of rubbish was "horrendous" and also that the "amount of fly-tipping that's going on down there is literally criminal".
He stated:
"Anything that can obviously stop that is important."
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the agreement the borough council has made for a 14-day trial of the digital surveillance technology will cost £4,500.
'LitterCam' alerts the local council and the DVLA immediately after spotting drivers throwing rubbish from their vehicles.
The exact spot where the cameras will be placed will not be revealed, according to the council.
The first local authority to use the high-tech digital surveillance was Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, where it was piloted for a year.
[h/t: BBC]
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