Captain Gatso is a pseudonymous England-based political activist involved in motorists' rights, specifically relating to Speed limit enforcement

Speed limit enforcement

Speed limit enforcement is the action taken by appropriately empowered authorities to check that road vehicles are complying with the speed limit in force on roads and highways. Methods used include roadside speed traps set up and operated by the police and automated roadside 'speed camera'...

. The name derives from speed cameras, some of which are manufactured by Gatsometer BV and referred to by the abbreviation Gatso

Gatso

Gatso is the brand that Gatsometer BV use on their traffic enforcement cameras, most notably their speed cameras and red light cameras. The most commonly encountered Gatso speed cameras emit radar beams to measure the speed of a passing vehicle...

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Gatso styles himself as the Campaign Director or Operations Director of Motorists Against Detection, a group which reportedly claims responsibility for speed camera destruction and damage.

External links

• Captain Gatso's Blog
• Motorists Against Detection
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/sep/07/transport.ukcrimearticle dated 6 September 2003 from The Guardian
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• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/were-mad-as-hell-561335.htmlarticle dated 27th April 2004 from The Independent
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