I AGREE with Janet West's remarks (Letters, August 7), regarding police with concealed mobile speed cameras.

On one occasion, while one of them was parked near the Cemetery pub on Whalley New Road, Blackburn, I saw three young lads, 13-14 years old, riding a motorbike with no crash helmets and, obviously, no licences or insurance, at Skew Bridge, just a few hundred yards away from where the police officer, or fund-raiser as some people would say, was waiting to pounce on some unlucky person.

Yes, let them raise funds if they do as much about mugging, rape, burglary, car theft, paedophiles, racists, etc.

A lot of these and other crimes get a caution for the first offence, but not speeding motorists. Could someone tell me why the tolerances are different in other constabularies?

In the North East you are allowed 10 per cent plus three mph, so you would not get a ticket unless you were doing 37mph.

There, they evidently understand that today's cars, with ABS, disc brakes and all the new technology that has gone into braking, can stop a lot quicker than when the Department of Transport last did a review of braking distances.

They say this drive against speeding is in the interest of safety. Well, if that is so, what about the cars parked on zebra crossings, chevrons, on bends, pavements and junctions and those going round roundabouts without indicating and the rest of the road traffic offences?

I drive a bus some 50 hours a week and on numerous occasions have been following police vehicles showing no interest in those offenders. Why not?

All the tax-paying public wants is the same effort put into the rest of the crime -- and me getting my video player back from the burglar who broke into my house.

Yes, I did get a ticket for doing 35mph. I suppose my fine will be going to a good cause -- a nice new police van with a nice new camera in the back.

P McGLINN (Mr), Rothesay Road, Blackburn.