Prosecute drivers for going 1mph over the limit, says police chief

Staff writer
A fixed speed camera on the central reservation at the 30 miles per hour limit, on Millbank in Westminster central London.
A fixed speed camera on the central reservation at the 30 miles per hour limit, on Millbank in Westminster central London.

Drivers should be given absolutely no margin when it comes to issuing speeding tickets, a police chief has said. Andy Bangham, chief constable of West Mercia police, told a roads policing conference that 'enough was enough' and that the existing buffer zone had to go.

"I want the public to be embarrassed when they are caught," he said. "They need to understand the law is set at the limit for a reason. They should not come whingeing to us."

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