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Received speeding ticket in reduced speed/road works zone - when does average speed limit apply?
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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!!
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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?
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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?
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Quote from: bedazzled on November 26, 2025, 09:49:56 pm
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!!

My immediate reaction is “who cares?”, so… why does it matter?
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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.
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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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