The "Official Handbook" details the governments own rules with regard to speed cameras. You can download it here for FREE courtesy of Motoring First! Aren't we kind?!
If you're not familiar with the importance of this document, then please take a moment to read the sections "The Law in Theory" and "The Law in Practice"
Below are a few of the highlights to be found in the above 51 pages, read for yourself but we've added a few comments where the extract is not self explanatory.
Page 20 also has an interesting RULE. According to the DfT Handbook the minimum site length is 400 meters long, which can only be broken with the express permission from the "Partnership Project Office"...
This rule states red light cameras must be sign posted at least 1km before the first camera itself...
This rule is the reason why cameras were painted orange/yellow a few years ago:
This rule states the officer cannot 'hide' when performing mobile enforcement:
Below is the general rules applying to all 'core' sites. A Core Site is basically any site which does not require special enforcement permission. Flipping that around, special permission is required when one or more of these guidelines are broken.
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