Can't stop laughing at the spelling mistake, you must be mortified Robin
But back to the camera, I'm sure that's the one that has indeed been there for ages now, and is indeed mainly for traffic use, and possible bus lane enforcement too.
Having been part of a team running a town centre CCTV system, personally I'm all for it's use. No issues with it at all. The one outside the cafe on Westbourne is the same.