Average speed cameras on A10 through Edmonton arriving ‘in coming months’

TfL confirmed in February that it would be installing the cameras following years of local campaigning, reports Joe Ives

credit Joe Ives

New average speed cameras for a section of the A10 where a young woman was killed last year will be installed "in the coming months", according to Transport for London. Back in February [1], TfL announced the speed cameras would be installed on the dual carriageway between Southbury Road and the A406 North Circular Road, passing through Bush Hill Park and Edmonton. This followed a public campaign after the death of Laura Sone-Demetrious, 28, who was killed on the A10 in Edmonton while using a pedestrian crossing with her dogs in January 2024.

However, the cameras have been demanded for far longer, going back to when TfL installed a similar average speed camera system north of Southbury Road five years ago - but stopped short of covering the whole route through Enfield borough where dangerous driving is a common occurrence. In response to a request for an update on the installation this week, a TfL spokesperson only gave a vague timeframe, stating: "We'll be working to install, test and activate the new cameras over the coming months." Data shows that average speed cameras on the northern section of the road, alongside high levels of enforcement, have been successful in reducing the number of collisions involving death and serious injury.

The new average speed cameras will replace the 'spot speed' cameras that are already in place along the southern section of the A10, which TfL previously said will ensure a "more joined-up enforcement approach" along both sections of the road. TfL announced it would be installing the cameras on 26th February this year. It followed a campaign by Laura's sister, Gina, who launched a petition last summer calling for a range of new safety measures, including new average speed cameras.

Gina described the road as "really, really dangerous" and called on TfL to install average speed cameras as soon as possible. Politicians including Conservative councillor James Hockney, London Assembly member Joanne McCartney and Enfield North MP Feryal Clark have all supported Gina's campaign, with Joanne helping to arrange a meeting between her and TfL last autumn that helped push the issue forward. Cllr Hockney, who represents Bush Hill Park, has spent many years calling for new cameras and submitted his own 2,000-strong petition to mayor Sadiq Khan a few weeks before Laura was killed.

Independent news outlets like ours - reporting for the community without rich backers - are under threat of closure, turning British towns into news deserts.

The audiences they serve know less, understand less, and can do less. If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, yearly or one-off donation.

Choose the news. Don't lose the news.

Monthly direct debit

Annual direct debit

GBP5 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else, GBP10 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else and a print copy posted to them each month. GBP50 annual supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else.