HGV driver fired for speed camera obstruction
A lorry driver has been sacked after being found guilty of deliberately parking his vehicle in front of a mobile speed camera van and obstructing staff. South Yorkshire police said the behaviour of the unnamed driver, who was in his 50s, was “particularly disappointing” given he drove for a living and spent a greater amount […]
Petition launched after fatal A44 crash
A PETITION calling for signs and speed cameras on a road where three people including a six-year-old boy were recently killed is gaining momentum. Campaigners told Worcester News that there have been previous issues on the A44 Spetchley Road and the deaths have sparked them to launch the official petition appealing to Worcestershire Highways. The petition, entitled Speed Camera Spetchley […]
If you bought this you may also like: Popular new speed camera warning device an Amazon hit
The Danish company behind the CO-DRIVER devices has two versions on the market, both of which are designed to promptly alert motorists to various types of speed restrictions and road hazards through clear audio and visual signals, helping drivers focus on traffic when they need to the most and, as a result, increasing traffic safety, […]
Drivers fooled by fake 50 mph sign told they must pay fines
Police in London have ruled 600 drivers must pay fines incurred after they were caught speeding because they saw a fake speed limit sign on a road, and wrongly drove too fast along it. The London Evening Standard reports Police say the 50 mph sign was installed on the A20 near Sidcup by an “unauthorised […]
Drivers caught out by fake 50 mph sign
Hundreds of drivers may have been duped into driving too fast on a dual carriageway in South London, after a 50mph sign put up there. LBC reports up to 500 people are complaining about being ticketed on the A20 near Sidcup on a stretch of the road where the speed limit had been temporarily dropped […]
Police issue image of man wanted in connection with speed camera vandalism
Police in Cornwall have issued CCTV footage of a man they want to talk to about the cutting down of a speed camera in the county. A spate of attacks on cameras have taken place with columns being cut down or wires inside them severed. The officers investigating a report of criminal damage at Drakewalls […]
Police arrest two over vandalism to speed cameras
Police investigating criminal damage to speed cameras in Cornwall have made two arrests. Two men in their 30s, one from the Falmouth area and one from the Porthleven area, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and are currently (as of 9 Jan 2024) in police custody. As part of ongoing enquiries, officers from […]
Councillors call for changes to speed camera location rules
Councillors in Greater Manchester want more freedom to place speed cameras where they think they are necessary, rather than wait for a required number of serious crashes to happen before they are allowed to act. At the moment, according to safespeed.org, cameras can be placed where there least four people killed or seriously injured per […]
Nearly half of speed cameras inactive
New data based on Freedom of Information requests suggests 46% of all fixed speed cameras across the UK are not working. Road safety experts at Road Angel made the requests to analyse how many fixed speed cameras are inactive in each region. They found all eight fixed speed cameras in Northamptonshire were inactive while Gwent […]
Irish minister to learn average speed lessons from Scotland
Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to travel to Scotland to find out more about how average speed cameras have been used to make roads safer in the country. Talking to journalists at Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships, Ms McEntee called the summer “really awful” when it comes to road deaths. “We need to do everything […]
