Even better: in Germany, the cameras black out the passenger's side of the car automatically for privacy reasons, so that only the driver is identified.
This was a problem in 2008 when a car with steering wheel on the right systematically got caught speeding. The driver knew full well what was going on an placed a muppet in the passeger's seat. The picture is fantastic:
This is funny, but in repeated cases the authorities would require the car owner to keep a driving log for that car. So this wouldn't work for very long.
At that time, British and Irish governments didn't share licence plate ownership data with their continental European counterparts. German authorities couldn't trace the owner of the car without a physical stop. Situation has changed in recent years and I understand that now the data is exchanged.
In Washington State they go one step further: cameras can only take pictures from the rear. They're not allowed to actually take a picture of the driver.
Yes (same in Ontario, Canada generally). The owner gets the civil fine, but there are no demerit points put on anyone's license.
If one is pulled over for speeding (or anything else), then the officer can identify the driver and they get points as well.
I think points are used as an (dis)incentive for people who would be otherwise be willing to just cut a cheque. Too many points and you start getting insurance problems.
This was a problem in 2008 when a car with steering wheel on the right systematically got caught speeding. The driver knew full well what was going on an placed a muppet in the passeger's seat. The picture is fantastic:
https://gizmodo.com/the-muppets-animal-caught-speeding-drivi...