Drivers fined after speed camera issue across major A-roads and motorways

Some drivers person been incorrectly fined for speeding owed to an contented with adaptable velocity cameras successful England, National Highways has said.

The authorities bureau said it was implementing a hole to code an anomaly detected successful the mode immoderate adaptable velocity cameras interact with signs connected immoderate A-roads and motorways.

This has resulted successful a "very tiny fig of radical incorrectly facing enforcement enactment for speeding," the bureau said, arsenic it offered an apology to those affected.

A National Highways spokesperson said: "The anomaly has meant determination was, astatine times, a flimsy hold betwixt cameras and adaptable velocity signs, starring to immoderate drivers being incorrectly detected arsenic speeding aft the bounds had changed."

As a result, the bureau said it had identified astir 2,650 "total erroneous camera activations" connected impacted roads since 2021, noting this was the equivalent of less than 2 a day.

It said not each activations were enforced, truthful the magnitude of radical impacted volition beryllium little than this.

And to enactment this into context, said the agency, determination person been much than six cardinal full activations connected the impacted roads during this period.

The anomaly impacts conscionable 10% of the Strategic Road Network, which is made up of motorways and large A-roads successful England, according to the agency.

The spokesperson added: "National Highways apologises to anyone affected. They volition beryllium reimbursed and person points removed from their licence wherever relevant.

"Steps volition beryllium taken to remedy immoderate incorrect enforcement action, and anybody affected volition beryllium contacted directly."

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National Highways said it has developed a information cheque to guarantee cipher volition present beryllium prosecuted incorrectly, and is liaising with constabulary connected its implementation.

The bureau said enforcement remains successful spot and anybody breaking the instrumentality could look prosecution.

It besides said it volition beryllium expanding different information measures, and policing volition proceed to enforce speeding and different offences connected its roadworthy network.

The bureau said it would swiftly guarantee that immoderate incorrect penalties are rectified.

National Highways Chief Executive Nick Harris said: "Safety is our fig 1 precedence and we person developed a hole for this method anomaly to support the highest levels of information connected these roads and marque definite nary 1 is wrongly prosecuted.

"All drivers should proceed observing the posted velocity limits arsenic normal. Anyone who has been impacted volition beryllium contacted by the applicable constabulary force."