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The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's letter to Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, regarding the risks to the ANPR system.

• Updated: 11 October 2023

• Letter to the Secretary of State for Transport: risks to the ANPR system (accessible version)

  The Rt. Hon. Mark Harper, MP, Secretary of State for Transport Copied to:…

New technology will identify antisocial drivers and reduce noise pollution.

• Updated: 18 October 2022

Every new All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will open with technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles quickly.

• Updated: 20 April 2021

Report shows that allowing HGVs over 7.5 tonnes to travel 10mph faster has saved business millions of pounds a year and may have improved road safety.

• Updated: 26 June 2019

Drivers travelling through the M6 roadworks in Cheshire will be able to get home quicker from today as the speed limit has been increased in time for Christmas.

• Updated: 21 December 2018

Reducing traffic speeds in Beaconsfield town centre to create a safer and more inviting environment for cyclists and pedestrians.

• Updated: 27 March 2016

All working speed cameras will be yellow by October 2016.

• Updated: 14 November 2015

Government plans to increase armoured vehicle speed limit to ease road congestion.

• Updated: 13 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

New weight and speed limits for tractors to boost agricultural economy.

• Updated: 9 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Announces new regulations to increase the weight and speed limits of tractors and trailers.

• Updated: 10 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

15 January 2015: The Highways Agency provided the following statement to a number of media outlets today, following interest in the use of speed camera enforcement systems on sections of smart motorways – this follows intere…

• Updated: 15 January 2015

Draft regulations to introduce variable mandatory speed limits as part of the planned upgrade to the M4 in Berkshire and west London were published yesterday (12 January 2015) for consultation with key stakeholders.

• Updated: 13 January 2015

Draft regulations to introduce variable mandatory speed limits as part of the planned upgrade to the M1 in Northamptonshire have been published today (8 December 2014) for consultation with key stakeholders.

• Updated: 8 December 2014

Government slashes red tape to boost tractor weight and speed limits.

• Updated: 17 October 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Recommendations to increase the weight and speed limits of agricultural tractors and trailers released.

• Updated: 17 October 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

People working on Greater Manchester’s smart motorway scheme are urging motorists to think about their safety and stick to the speed limit when they drive along the M60 and M62.

• Updated: 12 September 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Workers on Cumbria’s road network are urging motorists to think about their safety and stick to the speed limit when they drive through roadworks.

• Updated: 12 September 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Shocking footage released today shows the risk faced by people working to improve or maintain England’s motorways and major A roads.

• Updated: 5 September 2014

Re-release of the statement on the national speed limit for heavy goods vehicles of more than 7.5 tonnes on single carriageways.

• Updated: 1 September 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Traffic cones and the 50 mph speed limit have been lifted on a section of the M5 ahead of the bank holiday weekend as work to install the new concrete safety barrier concludes.

• Updated: 18 August 2014