Dedicated speeding team for Met Police

Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police Service are preparing to launch a dedicated speed enforcement team. London transport commissioner Mike Brown said it would complement  speed enforcement activity undertaken by the Met Police’s 2,000-strong Roads and Transport Policing Command team, which is part-funded by TfL, as well as enforcement through the safety camera network. “The [new] team, equipped with the latest laser video speed enforcement technology, will maximise coverage across London, responding to intelligence and local community concerns about speeding on residential roads,” he said. The team’s launch had been due this month but has been delayed because of Covid-19. London Councils reported last year that the intention is to increase the annual number of speeding offences processed in the capital from 160,000 to more than one million (LTT 21 Jun & 25 Oct).