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    Thousands of UK speeding fines could be cancelled because of 'faulty' cameras

    3 weeks ago

    Thousands of motorists could see their speeding convictions overturned through a National Highways probe into a technical glitch affecting its camera system. The government-owned body will examine cases dating back to 2019, when it started upgrading its variable speed limit cameras, the Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed. The department had already said in December that it would address 2,650 "erroneous camera activations" identified by National Highways. Transport minister Simon Lightwood stated at the time that he had instructed National Highways to continue its investigations back to 2019. The fault meant there was a delay between cameras and electronic speed limit signs. This resulted in some drivers being detected as speeding when the limit had already been reduced. Some 154 cameras deployed on 10% of England’s network of motorways and major A roads were affected. National Highways’ executive instructed the camera supplier to pause the transfer of variable speed data to police forces on October 17 last year to ensure “to ensure no further individuals were incorrectly prosecuted”, the DfT said. As a result, some motorists were wrongly flagged for speeding after limits had already been lowered. The DfT stated last month that those affected would be "contacted directly by the relevant police force", with "reimbursed" costs and "points removed from their licence where relevant". Police forces scrapped tens of thousands of speed awareness courses due to the fault. Earlier this week, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander revealed that Tracey Westall, a non-executive director at the DfT, would serve as "lead reviewer" for an independent investigation into the matter. On Wednesday, Transport minister Lord Hendy suggested that drivers wrongly penalised for speeding may be entitled to compensation if they can demonstrate financial losses, such as increased insurance costs.
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