“Putting lives at risk” – MP disappointed by Lancashire County Council’s speed camera decision
An MP has questioned Lancashire County Council and accused it of ‘putting the people of Rossendale at risk from dangerous drivers’ following the news a speed camera would not be installed on a major road, says Lancashire Live. Andy MacNae, the Labour MP for Rossendale and Darwen, says the county council, which is now led by Reform, […]
One in four Scottish speed cameras not in use despite increase in road deaths
Figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information have shown that the number of speed cameras in Scotland have dropped despite a reported rise in the numbers of road deaths, says the Daily Record. The numbers of speed cameras in use across Scotland has dropped despite a rising death toll on the roads, according to shock […]
Dutch speed cameras forced offline in prosecution office cyberattack
Drivers in the Netherlands may escape speeding fines after the public prosecution office suffered a cyberattack in June. According to local paper Leeuwarder Courant, “dozens” of speed cameras along motorways and provincial roads were taken offline as a result of the hack, says Dutch News. A spokesman for the public prosecution service (Openbare Ministerie) confirmed that all systems […]
TfL, the Met Police and Enfield Council extend A10 Jenoptik average-speed safety camera system
The existing average-speed safety camera system on the A10 in North London is to be extended to cover the southern section from Southbury Road to the A406 TfL, working alongside Enfield Council and the Met Police, has extended the average-speed camera system on the A10 to reduce road danger and tackle road-related anti-social behaviour. The […]
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 […]