Tom Riall
Encyclopedia
Tom Riall is a divisional chief executive of Serco, a UK company that provides a variety of services and products relating to defence, detention, aviation, and transport. Riall is responsible for the company's Home Affairs division, which provides Gatso
speed cameras to UK local authorities. He lives in Ufton Nervet
, near Reading in Berkshire.
Prior to joining Serco in 2004, he was managing director of Reliance Secure Trust Management. Riall oversaw Reliance's successful tender in 2003 for the use of private contractors to transport prisoners in Scotland. When the firm mistakenly released a number of prisoners including a convicted murderer in 2004, Riall offered an apology while defending his company's performance.
In January 2009, Riall was caught by police officers while driving more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s) on the A14 road in Newmarket, Suffolk; he pleaded guilty to the offence on 6 May 2009 at Sudbury
Magistrates' Court
and was banned from driving for six months. This was his third speeding offence. In asking the judge not to impose a driving ban, he noted that the incident had caused him "considerable embarrassment" and said that the prospect of having to pay £30,000 for private chauffeurs might mean that he would be unable to continue paying for private schools for his three children.
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...
speed cameras to UK local authorities. He lives in Ufton Nervet
Ufton Nervet
Ufton Nervet is a village and civil parish about southwest of Reading, Berkshire, England.-Location:Ufton Nervet village is in hills south of the River Kennet, and its parish stretches down into the valley to the north as far as the A4 road. Two narrow lanes connect the village to the A4, crossing...
, near Reading in Berkshire.
Prior to joining Serco in 2004, he was managing director of Reliance Secure Trust Management. Riall oversaw Reliance's successful tender in 2003 for the use of private contractors to transport prisoners in Scotland. When the firm mistakenly released a number of prisoners including a convicted murderer in 2004, Riall offered an apology while defending his company's performance.
In January 2009, Riall was caught by police officers while driving more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s) on the A14 road in Newmarket, Suffolk; he pleaded guilty to the offence on 6 May 2009 at Sudbury
Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...
Magistrates' Court
Magistrates' Court
A magistrates' court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions...
and was banned from driving for six months. This was his third speeding offence. In asking the judge not to impose a driving ban, he noted that the incident had caused him "considerable embarrassment" and said that the prospect of having to pay £30,000 for private chauffeurs might mean that he would be unable to continue paying for private schools for his three children.