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National Highways to fix erroneous speeding fines

Variable speed limit mistakes have meant more than 2,000 camera flashes that shouldn't have been

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Plenty of us will surely have been caught speeding, only to swear that we were travelling slower. But there’s the evidence, in black and white: the maximum speed limit, and the speed of your vehicle, image complete with you at the wheel (usually). An open and shut case. Except for around 2,650 recent instances, where variable speed limits and cameras haven’t quite been in sync, meaning drivers have been flashed despite their speed being legal for the changed limit. A delay meant the cameras weren’t up to speed (pun intended, sorry) in time.  

It’s an anomaly that’s being investigated by National Highways, with a fix apparently coming soon. While only said to have affected 10 per cent of the ‘Strategic Road Network’ (England’s motorways and big A-roads), and with that 2,650 number meaning less than two errors a day since the first issue was identified from 2021, it obviously won’t feel like a small issue for those drivers impacted.

Especially if it’s meant points, courses, and more money in insurance premiums. In a statement, National Highways has said any fines will be reimbursed, and points ‘removed from their licence where relevant’; everyone affected by the speed camera snafu will be contacted directly. And maybe buy a festive lottery ticket if you’re one of the lucky ones. 

Chief Executive of National Highways, Nick Harris, said: "Safety is our number one priority and we have developed a fix for this technical anomaly to maintain the highest levels of safety on these roads and make sure no one is wrongly prosecuted.  All drivers should continue observing the posted speed limits as normal. Anyone who has been impacted will be contacted by the relevant police force.” So don’t go thinking that dreaded flash next time could be a mistake; all being well, this will be the last that’s heard of it…

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[Spidermoor]

And recompense for higher insurance premiums due to the conviction..?

[C5_Steve]

Spidermoor said:

And recompense for higher insurance premiums due to the conviction..?

Or, in what I'm sure might be very extreme cases, loss of employment etc should someone have been banned through totting up?

I'm sure the letters have much more detail because that press release seemed very sparse with detail for what's a pretty massive issue. At least for those affected.

[NGK210]

C5_Steve said:

Spidermoor said:

And recompense for higher insurance premiums due to the conviction..?

Or, in what I'm sure might be very extreme cases, loss of employment etc should someone have been banned through totting up?
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You both beat me to it, was going to ask the same.

[disco666]

Can we trust them to inform everybody who was affected?
Unless they release details of which cameras were affected at which times we'll never know if it was us.

[Flanners]

What a dystopian hell hole we're sliding into......

[sixor8]

A bit slow, there was a thread started at 07:59. 5 pages at present:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[GTRene]

Flanners said:

What a dystopian hell hole we're sliding into......

sadly yes, and it gets even worse up to 2030, they will not stop, until they get stopped... or from the inside out dismantled.

[nismo48]

GTRene said:

Flanners said:

What a dystopian hell hole we're sliding into......

sadly yes, and it gets even worse up to 2030, they will not stop, until they get stopped... or from the inside out dismantled.

[Super Sonic]

Flanners said:

What a dystopian hell hole we're sliding into......

"Dark Entries..."

[Pica-Pica]

sixor8 said:

A bit slow, there was a thread started at 07:59. 5 pages at present:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Agreed, come on tidy things up PH