Overview
- National Highways says a timing delay between variable speed signs and cameras led to some drivers being wrongly detected as speeding after limits changed.
- About 2,650 erroneous activations have been identified since 2021, a tiny fraction of more than 6 million activations on the impacted roads.
- Transmission of variable camera data to police has been paused while a fix is implemented, though other enforcement methods remain in use.
- Police forces, coordinated by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, are identifying affected motorists and will refund fines and remove licence points where relevant.
- The anomaly affects roughly 10% of England’s strategic road network, and officials say safety was not compromised as National Highways rolls out a technical solution.