Speeding rates cut as drivers visited at home and warned by police instead of being issued penalties

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A new approach to tackling speeding drivers has seen police visit the homes of repeat offenders to warn them instead of issuing fines and penalty points Bolton Council say the move has seen speeding cut by 76 per cent among repeat offenders in the targeted areas.

Along with safety camera supplier Tektrans and Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Bolton Council has installed six cameras across the A579, A676, Hulton Lane and University Way, all hotspots for speeding motorists.

Though not traditional enforcement cameras, the cameras record speed, direction and number plates. Persistent speeders are captured, and the details passed on to GMP who then make home visits to warn motorists they are being monitored.

The aim is to change driver behaviour through police engagement. Traditionally speed management measures are enforced through fixed or mobile speed cameras with fines and penalty points dished out to errant motorists.