A campaign has launched to remind motorists that when they are in a built-up area and there are street lights, the speed limit is 30mph unless otherwise sign posted.

The Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership issues around 50,000 speeding tickets a year, with the majority of cameras being in a 30mph limit.

Anne-Marie Penny, Project Manager for the Partnership said “30mph roads are complex environments, with traffic moving in different directions, parked cars, crossings, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. The speed you choose to travel through these areas is critical in deciding whether you have enough time and space to deal with this complexity safely.”

The Partnership is keen that motorists remember that ‘Street lights mean 30’ whenever they are out on the road and in a built-up area, not just at safety camera sites:

Katherine Meehan, Communications Officer for the Partnership said: “Some drivers who receive speeding tickets claim they did not realise they were travelling in a 30mph zone. We are therefore running the campaign to raise awareness that if you are in a built up area and there are street lights then the speed limit is 30mph unless it is signed otherwise.

We hope that people will remember the campaign message when out on the road because it is 30 for a reason.