Does speed van man spend his time reading ‘Beano’?

A judge has said what the men behind the glass do in their speed camera vans has long been shrouded in mystery, with people wondering if they spend their time reading the Beano or the Dandy.

Judge Patrick Durcan made the comment at Ennis District Court as he adjourned all Go Safe-connected prosecutions before him. He raised concerns over the evidential basis of photographs taken by the vans’ cameras of alleged speeding motorists.

The judge adjourned the cases to May 2, placing a large question mark over any Go Safe prosecutions proceeding in the Clare district over the next six weeks.