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Green speed cameras aid air quality drive

15/10/2019

Average speed cameras with green casings have been installed at four sections of trunk road where the speed limit was lowered from 70mph to 50mph in June 2018 to improve air quality.

Edinburgh mulls camera mix after average speed success

10/09/2019

Police Scotland is considering 25 locations in Edinburgh for speed camera enforcement following the success of the country’s first urban average speed camera.

NICE calls for range of traffic changes to improve air quality

01/12/2016

More speed cameras and lower speed limits are two of the ideas being put forward by health experts in order to improve air quality.

Speed cameras to be yellow by next year

16/11/2015

All working speed cameras on the strategic road network will be yellow by October 2016.

WJ appointed delivery partner for 3M speed cameras

27/08/2015

WJ have been appointed as the delivery partner for 3M Home Office Type Approved (HOTA) speed cameras.

Almost a quarter of fixed speed cameras not in use

27/05/2015

Almost a quarter of fixed speed cameras are not being used, according to insurance firm Confused.

Man jailed for using speed camera laser jammer

24/02/2015

A businessman has been jailed for two months for fitting a laser jammer to his Jaguar to block speed detection devices.

Britain’s worst speeders revealed

12/02/2015

Britain’s two worst speeders were caught at 146mph on the M25, according to statistics released by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

A9 speed camera data published

27/01/2015

Data that illustrates how speed cameras have influenced driver behaviour on the A9 in Scotland has been published.

Speed cameras catch 700 drivers in two months

19/01/2015

Around 700 drivers have been caught speeding in just two months by new ‘stealth’ speed cameras.

Siemens wins contract for supply of speed cameras to TfL

30/09/2014

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Siemens a contract to replace existing speed cameras on selected routes in the capital with new digital average speed enforcement systems.

Cameras bring safety benefits before switch on

18/06/2014

The installation of average speed cameras on the A9 in Scotland is encouraging safer driving in advance of the cameras being switched on.

Speed cameras catch thousands on Dartford Crossing

09/06/2014

Nearly 25,000 drivers have been caught speeding on the Dartford Crossing since new speed cameras were installed.

Average speed cameras installed on A9 in Scotland

27/05/2014

Average speed cameras are being installed on the A9 in Scotland.

New traffic courts to be opened

17/05/2013

New courts in England and Wales will hear minor traffic offences.

Speed cameras cut Scottish accidents by 68%

03/08/2012

Latest statistics for safety cameras in Scotland show they cut accidents by up to 68%.

Accidents rise after speed cameras scrapped

09/02/2012

Road accidents involving injuries rose by almost a quarter in Wiltshire after speed cameras were taken out of action.

Speed camera info to be made public

30/06/2011

Full facts about the revenue raised by speed cameras and the number of accidents they prevent must now be published by all local authorities.

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