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More than 1,000 motorists a week are being caught speeding on the UK's smart motorways, police figures suggest.
Last year, 52,516 fixed penalties were issued on 11 smart sections, including on stretches of the M1, M25 and M6.
This compared to 2,023 on the same stretches in 2010-11, before they were upgraded to smart motorways - which use the hard shoulder and variable speed limits to control traffic flow.
The government says they are used to improve capacity, not generate revenue.
Smart motorways are operated by Highways England, which uses overhead gantries - also containing speed cameras - to direct traffic into open lanes and change speed limits depending on the volume of traffic.
Ticket revenue has increased tenfold over 5 years. Have British drivers experienced the "improved capacity" that the government uses to justify the smart highways?
(Score: 1) by danuk on Tuesday November 08 2016, @06:31AM
I use the smart motorway. Before they were installed the traffic was start stop for miles and it was a frustrating commute. Now it flows, i would recommend them.
Although....
When they first opened the smart motorway a car had stopped on the hardshoulder and the sensors had not detected it so the lane was not closed. Traffic was swerving to avoid it and the driver was stood on the grass verve looking very worried.