Police detail penalties for trying to avoid speeding tickets
Police in Cumbria have released details of the punishments received by people trying to avoid speeding tickets by pretending someone else was driving. Doing so counts as perverting the course of justice and often carries a prison sentence. The force has listed a number of recent cases:A man from Lincoln was found guilty of perverting […]
Scotland’s parking fines could double to £120
Transport Scotland has launched a consultation over increasing parking fines in order to encourage compliance, with one option being a doubling of charges from the present £60. It proposes new Penalty Charge Notice’s will increase to between £80 and £100 or to £100 and £120. People who pay within 14 days. Transport Scotland says the […]
No speed cameras switched on in Northampton for ten years
A newspaper investigation has revealed that there has not been a single speed camera switched on in Northampton over the last ten years. The Chronicle and Echo asked West Northamptonshire Council whether there are any traffic light cameras to catch motorists jumping red lights in the town and county, to which the local authority said there is […]
Survey suggests drivers want lower motorway limits in the rain
A new survey is suggesting nearly three-quarters of drivers would like to see the standard 70mph speed limit on motorways reduced in wet weather. The RAC spoke to 2,100 drivers and found 72% want a reduction to improve road safety and encourage better driving habits. France is currently the only country in Europe to have […]
More speed cameras and lower limits for Nottinghamshire
Speed limits will be cut and there’ll be an increase the number of speed cameras on Nottinghamshire’s roads in an attempt to bring down the number of people killed or injured in the county. Notts TV reports that Nottinghamshire County Council aims to reduce the number of casualties by 40% in the next decade – […]
HE extends Dart Charge Debt Recovery Contract
Highways England is extending CDER Group’s existing contract for the recovery of unpaid Dart Charge penalties for a further two years until June 2023. Having worked with Highways England on the Dartford Crossing Dart Charge project since the removal of barriers and toll booths in November 2014, CDER says this latest contract extension is a […]
New average speed cameras for Worcestershire
Work is underway to install average speed cameras along a 50mph stretch of the A449 in Worcestershire in a bid to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured. The project on the road between Hartlebury and Ombersley is the first of its kind to operate within the West Mercia Police area. The system […]
ITS (UK)’s value of technology in transport programme focusses on enforcement
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society is reminding people of the huge value that technology gives to travel in the country by focussing on the ways automated enforcement solutions improve road safety, air quality, journey reliability and efficiency. The summary document is the first of a series by ITS (UK) to underline how technology has made […]
Neology delivers ANPR solution in Norway
Smart city technology company Neology has announced an expanded, multi-year agreement with Norwegian Public Roads Administration(NPRA) for its traffic enforcement solutions driven by mobile ANPR camera and artificial intelligence technology to support real-time analytics and decision making. The NPRA says safeguarding the national road network and enabling border security agencies and their officers the capability […]
Driver caught by same speed camera 26 times
A driver has been repeatedly caught driving over the speed limit on a stretch of the M62 near Manchester, accumulating 78 points in the process. The Manchester Evening News reports 63 year old Philip Dodd was caught 26 times in the space of three months. Apparently he didn’t get the penalty notices for his works […]
