On April 30, 2022, the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport officially announced a search for the country’s noisiest streets. It’s looking for members of Parliament (MPs) to submit applications for their areas to trial noise cameras in four areas throughout England and Wales. This is the next phase of a £300,000 (approximately $377,320.50) technology package filled with noise detectors that monitor when legal noise limits are being violated.
According to the DfT, noise pollution is a significant public health problem, and one that police can issue fines for under existing laws—but that’s much harder to do without evidence. These noise cameras, say the DfT, would make it possible to gather the evidence necessary for authorities to crack down on the owners of overly noisy vehicles. That includes both motorcycles and cars with excessively loud exhaust systems.
