§ Viscount Simonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Gatso speed cameras are within the Metropolitan Police district; and what is the annual cost of traffic camera operations. [HL3149]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that there are 285 speed 115WA sites at which 29 cameras are deployed on a rotational basis within the Metropolitan Police district. In addition, there are 251 traffic light sites at which 24 cameras are deployed on a rotational basis. He also tells me that approximately 70,000 cases per year are processed at an annual cost to the Metropolitan Police of £2.7 million.