Ireland: Over 900 speed camera fines on N25 revoked due to ‘human error’
More than 900 speeding fines and penalty points received by motorists from a fixed speed camera in Co Kilkenny have been cancelled due to “human error” in processing the alleged offences, An Garda Síochána has said. The Garda said it has begun writing to motorists to inform them fines and penalty points issued for speeding offences on the N25 […]
City in Ontario using speed camera revenue to recruit doctors
Belleville City Council in Ontario, Canada, has approved amending the 2025 operating budget to increase funding for physician recruitment by C$400,000 (£218,000). The funding would come from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund, the same fund that takes in revenue from parking and speeding tickets in Belleville. Mayor Neil Ellis introduced the motion during the […]
Locations for new Birmingham speed cameras announced
Six new sites for the location of speed cameras across Birmingham have been announced by the city council. The average speed enforcement cameras, to be installed by the end of 2025, will be funded through the Clean Air Zone net surplus revenues and the locations agreed following joint working with West Midlands Police. Routes have […]
Southend speeding hotspots ‘do not meet speed camera criteria’
Speeding ‘hotspots’ where a driver was recorded at more than 100mph will not have average speed cameras installed because they “do not meet the criteria”. Following a petition from residents in March 2023 calling for average speed cameras on Eastern Avenue between Hamstel Road and Sutton Road a speed survey has been completed on the […]
Cornwall: Installation of new speed cameras begins on A38
Infrastructure for a dozen new speed cameras is being installed along one of Cornwall’s most dangerous roads. It forms as part of a £750,000 road safety scheme aimed at reducing collisions and improving driver behaviour. The work is being carried out on the A38 between the Carkeel roundabout and Trerulefoot in south east Cornwall, says […]
North Yorkshire Police say ‘lives put at risk’ by speed camera vandalism
On Monday 30 June, the first fixed speed camera in North Yorkshire was installed as part of a three-month trial to help keep our roads safer. This was with robust support from the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership, which aims to work together to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured […]
GoSafe lose 84% of camera sites due to law change
GoSafe, the Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership at one point operated at 220 speed camera sites monitoring 30mph zones, but due to the new ‘default speed limit’ of 20mph that number has been reduced to just nine. The detail came at the latest North Wales Police and Crime Panel meeting, where Superintendent Simon Barrasford delivered […]
Transport Minister confirms authorities don’t have to wait for fatalities before installing speed cameras
The Future of Roads Minister has told parliament that the assumption that speed cameras can only be installed on a road if there are a certain number of fatalities or serious crashes is a “myth”. Speaking in a debate in the Commons, Lilian Greenwood said: “The guidance on the use of speed cameras and red […]
Family believe daughter killed by speeding driver ‘was sacrificed to prove need for speed cameras’
The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was killed by a dangerous driver in Halifax believe their daughter’s death enabled speed cameras to be installed where it happened. Alice Williams was knocked down by a speeding motorist who drove through a red light on King Cross Road in July 2023. Dashcam footage shows Qadeer Hussain driving almost […]
Beaking news: Duck caught speeding in Switzerland
And finally… a duck, yes, a duck, has been caught speeding after triggering traffic cameras in the town of Köniz in central Switzerland. Local police said the mallard was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km/h (32 mph) in a 30km zone. Authorities said the duck was likely a repeat offender […]