The auto ticket generating system issues a 6 point penalty and hefty fine.” Yes cameras are active but the standard fixed pen…Social media has been awash with rumour and panic about the nation’s speed cameras.
Lots of questions about supposed new speeding fines ie “SMART cameras on M1, M6, M42 and M25 now active, they are set at 72mph. The motorway speed limit, unless otherwise instructed by signage, is 70mph. Here is the lowdown...Operators can vary the speed limit - with lit signs on overhead gantries - with the aim of reducing the frustrating stop-start driving conditions that often occur on normal roads.They also activate warning signs - to alert you to traffic jams and hazards up ahead - and close lanes to allow emergency vehicles through.Variable speed limits are enforced with automatic cameras - which Smart motorways can also increase capacity of the road by opening up the hard shoulder at busy times.They are operated by Highways England, a government-owned company.It says congestion on the motorway and major road network in England costs an estimated £2billion every year, with 25 per cent of this resulting from incidents.The first smart motorway scheme was used on the M42 motorway in 2006.Because of its success, there are now more than 236 miles of A further 200 miles of smart motorways are currently either planned or under construction.Highways England gives the following advice when driving on a smart motorway:Each camera on new “smart” sections of Britain’s motorways is Disobedient drivers will be slapped with £100 fines and three penalty points under the controversial new system being laid out by road chiefs.So many more motorists are expected to be pounded by the punishment that police are recruiting more staff to deal with the predicted workload.One of Britain's biggest police forces, Thames Valley, is The move has prompted complaints that drivers are being milked for cash under the new system.Smart sections use variable speed limits and the hard shoulder as an extra lane during busy periods to control traffic and improve safety.But now no more using the hard shoulder will be built after Mr O’Sullivan said people were confused about when they could use the “When we close it at other times of the day, people still drive down it.“Even when it is open, the usage of that running lane is much lower because people aren’t sure.”He added: “I don’t think we will be building any more Almost 240 miles of motorways in England now have variable limits to regulate traffic flows, including on parts of the M1, M4, M5, M6 and M25.Smart motorways use overhead gantries to display the mandatory speed limit which direct traffic into open lanes and change speed limits depending on the volume of traffic.Also mounted on gantries are speed cameras which catch drivers straying over the speed limit.The AA estimates that a record 7,000 cameras are now installed on motorways, A-roads and in built-up areas.Those who break it face a £100 fine and three penalty points on their licence.The Department of Transport is currently reviewing smart motorways, with the report to be released in the next few weeks, after it was revealed that I'm a lazy mum, my kids game for hours & stay up til 2am - kids don't need rules Katie Price spits out fake teeth after they fall off her ‘Bond villain’ stumps Woman transforms run-down caravan using B&M and The Range bargains Ed Sheeran’s wife Cherry took 'unlimited sabbatical from city job to have baby’ Harry & Meg thanked 'supportive' fan linked to Twitter account that abused Kate©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Anything we need to know about as drivers would be openly and clearly disclosed, even advertised, by the government. Highways England has always maintained that cameras are active and will react to relevant limits, whether the smart gantries have a lower limit in place or not. It’s been suggested that on midnight on January 7, motorway cameras in variable limit zones were switched on permanently.
Smart motorways. However, there is a grey area within which you are unlikely to be flashed.That’s the first clue that this 72mph rumour is bogus.