UK traffic wardens are to get webcams in their caps. They'll beam the pictures back to a central station to be used as evidence in case of disputes over tickets.
There are scams to get yourself out of paying a parking fine, some apocryphal and some real, and the law enforcement side play dirty, too, primarily because British traffic wardens have quotas to meet. The camera scheme, launching in Manchester, could actually help the public out in many cases, just so long as the tapes don't go 'missing'.
Video report [BBC News - Realplayer via The Inquirer]
