VIDEO cameras equipped with artificial intelligence are to be used in a pioneering scheme to catch and fine motorists throwing rubbish out of car windows.

From next month LitterCam technology will target drivers near Maidstone in Kent. Fines start at £90 and rise to £120 if unpaid after 15 days, which is not enough in my opinion, but you have to start somewhere.

A recent change in the law makes the car owner responsible, so councils no longer have to prove who threw it.

The sooner this is rolled out across the country the better. I reckon if there were cameras on the short stretch of ring road near me they would catch at least 20 litterers every day, if not more.