Road cameras set to run again after switch-off

Faced with a reduced central Government grant for road safety, Oxfordshire County Council withdrew its funding for the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership.

This led to the cameras being switched off in Oxfordshire on August 1.

But yesterday the council and Thames Valley Police said they were close to agreeing a new arrangement that will see the cameras back on.

The Thames Valley Partnership said its monitoring of camera sites after the August 1 switch-off had revealed a sharp rise in drivers exceeding speed limits.

Partnership spokesman Dan Campsall said yesterday: "Safety cameras are a proven tool for reducing death and injury and there is clear evidence that switching them off has increased risk."