Dorset: New speed limits and cameras for A35
Work has commenced on a £1.8m scheme to reduce speed limits and install speed cameras along a 26-mile (42km) stretch of the A35 in west Dorset, according to the BBC. The section between Charmouth and Yellowham, east of Dorchester, which is mainly single carriageway, has suffered 199 collisions and three deaths over a five-year period, […]
Thames Valley Police comment on National Highways camera issues
Thames Valley Police have issued a statement relating to anomalies with some National Highways cameras on some A roads and motorways is being shared on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). “Policing is working with National Highways to identify and contact a very limited number of motorists who may have incorrectly received a […]
Roads and Buses Minister issues written response to speed enforcement ‘anomaly’ revelation
Simon Lightwood MP, the Roads and Buses Minister, has issued a written statement to parliament to address the issue of speed enforcement on the strategic road network. As Highways News reported yesterday, National Highways is addressing an anomaly in the way some variable speed cameras interact with signs on some A roads and motorways. Mr […]
National Highways admits to thousands of drivers being incorrectly fined for speeding since 2021
Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered. National Highways said it had found 2,650 wrongful speed camera activations on its A-roads and motorways since 2021 due to a delay between cameras and variable speed signs, according to the BBC. Affected drivers will be contacted by police […]
Norfolk: Average speed cameras installed on A47
Average speed cameras have been installed on a Norfolk trunk road that has a history of fast driving, injuries and fatal crashes. National Highways reduced the speed of the A47 Acle Straight, east of Norwich, in April from 60mph to 50mph (96km/h to 80km/h) to improve safety, says the BBC. However, Adrian Clothier, engineering team […]
MP asks minister to break deadlock over speed cameras at Shropshire accident blackspot
A Shropshire MP who is campaigning for average speed cameras on an accident blackspot route through the county has raised his concerns in the House of Commons. The Shropshire Express & Star reports that Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, is fighting to have average speed cameras installed along the A41, which runs through the […]
Jersey: Cyclists support island’s first mobile speed camera
Cyclists in Jersey have welcomed the island’s first mobile speed camera, saying it could help tackle dangerous driving. Simon Finch, co-founder of Cycle 4 Jersey, said the camera would target “anti-social drivers that are speeding, often at night, in rural areas”, says the BBC. But he also insisted more needs to be done to protect […]
Fake speed camera briefly solves Catford traffic chaos before council removal
A dummy speed camera which was helping to reduce traffic chaos in south-east London has been removed by the council. The fake camera, says the Daily Telegraph, was installed on Sandhurst Road, Catford, this week after residents complained about speeding and frequent crashes. It is not known who was behind the ruse, but they have […]
Shropshire: Councillor and Crime Commissioner clash over A41 speed camera calls
West Mercia’s Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) and a Shropshire councillor have clashed over whether there should be average speed cameras on a notorious road. A report delivered to the Police and Crime Panel said that PCC John Campion (pictured below, right) “has expressed frustration” over the lack of progress over delivering the scheme on […]
Guernsey: Penalty points and speed cameras suggested in report
Measures to reduce speeding in the Channel Islands, including penalty points for offenders and speed cameras, have been suggested in a new report. The Guernsey Press has reported that although the report from Aecom was completed in October last year it has only just come to light following a Freedom of Information request to the […]