§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to have large signs showing maximum permitted speeds alongside all speed camera signs; and if he will make a statement. [32047]
§ Mr. NorrisExisting legislation requires all speed limits to be signed. I do not propose additional requirements to add speed limit repeater signs alongside enforcement camera signs. On urban roads where there is a 30 mph limit, repeater signs may be used only where there is no street lighting to indicae the presence of the speed limit. Inconsistent use of repeater signs would lead to enforcement difficulties arising through drivers claiming uncertainty about which limit is in force. The west London enforcement camera trial clearly showed that drivers—who slow down when approaching known camera sites—know the limits in force.