MPs call for restrictions on drone use

Technology to restrict where civilian drones can fly is being considered by ministers amid growing concerns about near-misses involving passenger jets.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Mar 2016, 17:26 BST

Updated 10th Mar 2016, 17:31 BST

The Government is already looking at the possibility of introducing a drone registration scheme in the UK, similar to the ones already in place in Ireland and the US.

And now the Department for Transport has confirmed it is talking to manufacturers about introducing so-called geo-fencing technology in their drones.

Geo-fencing creates a virtual wall which would prevent a drone from flying into “sensitive” airspace - like that around airports.

File photo dated 11/08/15 of a Phantom 2 drone in flight

Transport Minister Robert Goodwill, who is Scarborough’s MP, said: : “The UK Government and the Civil Aviation Authority are talking to manufacturers about implementing geo-fencing technology on their drone systems.”