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Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone - when
does average speed limit apply?
By: bedazzled Date: November 26, 2025, 3:49 pm
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Grateful for any input - I was driving on the A46 Warwick Bypass
when road works were in placing reducing the normal speed of 70
mph to 60 mph, and received a fixed penalty. I have since
noticed not all road works with reduced speed limits have
cameras to monitor enforcement. Who/how is it decided when
cameras are required in road work zones? Some road works zones
with cameras follow on average speed requirement - how and when
is this applied, and why can it be inconsistent between road
works zones?
Really appreciate any insight anyone might have. Thanks!!
#Post#: 99976--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone -
when does average speed limit apply?
By: andy_foster Date: November 26, 2025, 3:52 pm
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Are you looking for advice relevant to defending your case, or
simply prompted by some perceived injustice to ask random
questions about camera placements?
#Post#: 99978--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone -
when does average speed limit apply?
By: FuzzyDuck Date: November 26, 2025, 3:55 pm
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Probably the most likely factor is how long will the roadworks
be in place, if it's only for short time, installing the
infrastructure for average speed monitoring probably isn't worth
the time/effort.
One for the Flame Pit I suspect unless you want help with your
actual speeding offence?
#Post#: 99979--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone -
when does average speed limit apply?
By: Southpaw82 Date: November 26, 2025, 3:57 pm
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[quote author=bedazzled link=topic=8934.msg99974#msg99974
date=1764193796]
Grateful for any input - I was driving on the A46 Warwick Bypass
when road works were in placing reducing the normal speed of 70
mph to 60 mph, and received a fixed penalty. I have since
noticed not all road works with reduced speed limits have
cameras to monitor enforcement. Who/how is it decided when
cameras are required in road work zones? Some road works zones
with cameras follow on average speed requirement - how and when
is this applied, and why can it be inconsistent between road
works zones?
Really appreciate any insight anyone might have. Thanks!!
[/quote]
My immediate reaction is “who cares?”, so… why does it matter?
#Post#: 99980--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone -
when does average speed limit apply?
By: bedazzled Date: November 26, 2025, 3:59 pm
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Sorry if I should of said, but yes, I'm trying to better
understand the rules around the placement of temporary cameras
and when they are set for average speed as part of a potential
defence - I really want to avoid accumulating any more points.
There might be nothing in it, but I haven't been able to find
anything other than it's down to the judgement of the engineer
on site.
#Post#: 99989--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone -
when does average speed limit apply?
By: andy_foster Date: November 26, 2025, 5:28 pm
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It's an either/or.
There are no "rules" regarding the placement of temporary
cameras that are capable of forming part of a defence, unless
the camera is recording speeds in the wrong limit.
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