There is a wide-ranging campaign in the UK to improve road safety standards through the use of speed detection cameras.  These are, therefore, widely used throughout the country on a wide variety of roads, from major motorways, dual carriageways and suburban streets.  These include fixed cameras for which there are warning signs that they are operating and mobile vehicles carrying speed cameras, for which there is not always any advance warning.   Some motorways also operate variable speed limits - to manage congestion, etc - and speed cameras are utilised to control these, with overhead signs to indicate speed limits.

Road safety initiatives

• National Car Rental locations provide advice about roads and driving conditions as well as advice about driving laws