Talking Point: How do you feel about the expansion of 20mph roads in London?

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No one is likely to be very pleased at the news that around one million speeding tickets are expected to be issued in London every year, once the expansion of 20mph limit roads takes place, as well as the roll-out of new speed cameras in the capital. Transport for London is to supply the Met with five “LASERcam 4” devices that combine a speed gun and video camera – enabling footage to be collected that can be used to issue fines at new “hot spot” locations, including at night.

The Met recorded 362,731 road traffic offences in six months between last April and November, up 34 per cent, or 92,519 offences, on the same period in 2020. However, the income from speeding tickets - which cost at least £100 - goes to the Treasury rather than TfL.