Camera partnerships launch new website

A new website carrying information about safety cameras and the workings of the safety camera scheme was launched last Friday.

The site, www.nationalsafetycameras.co.uk, provides links to all camera locations in the UK. It also aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding the effectiveness of safety cameras, and give everyone the opportunity to find out more about safety camera schemes in their local areas.

"Members of the public have taken the time to contact us and the one thing they want is information about this scheme," Susan Beck, national spokesperson for all the safety camera partnerships in the UK, said.

The AA Motoring Trust’s head of road safety, Andrew Howard added: "We know that 86 per cent of the population think that the roads would be safer if drivers kept to the speed limit. Our surveys also show that over 70 per cent of drivers think that speed cameras are an acceptable way of enforcing speed limit laws, but this proportion is much lower than it was four years ago.

"Because of this we feel that action has to be taken to reassure drivers that cameras are there for safety and are not just to raise money. The safety camera system needs transparency to keep public support and initiatives like this website will generate more trust in the system."

The new site was launched at a Travel Lodge on the A43 in Towcester, Northamptonshire. The hotel is providing guests with new door hangers designed for the launch of the site and a handy travel toothbrush carrying the slogan ‘brushing up on my speed limits’ and the website address.